traducing
Meaning of traducing
- speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.
it was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘transport, transmit’): from Latin traducere ‘lead in front of others, expose to ridicule’, from trans- ‘over, across’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
Information about traducing
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of traducing is: traducings.
- Languages in which traducing is used:
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Hyphenation of traducing
tra-duc-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- traducing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
traducing synonyms
Meaning damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel:
Meaning make false and damaging statements about (someone):
Meaning give a false or misleading account of the nature of:
Meaning speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner:
Meaning speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner:
Meaning make false and defamatory statements about:
Meaning criticize unfairly; disparage:
Meaning regard or represent as being of little worth:
Meaning speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another:
Meaning publicly denounce:
Meaning damage the purity or integrity of:
Meaning dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question:
Meaning coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance:
Meaning damage (someone's reputation):
Meaning bring shame or disgrace on:
Meaning criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner:
Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:
Meaning criticize severely and reject as worthless:
Meaning attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of:
Words that rhyme with traducing
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