People should support each other. A man has fallen, so he needs to be picked up. Wrong - direct on the right path. But sometimes you come across people who you just don’t want to meet on your life path. These are slander lovers. In this article, we will focus on the noun "slander".
Etymological note
Do you know how the word "slander" appeared in the Russian language? This is a borrowed noun. It is not considered native Russian.
The birthplace of this word is Latin. It was there that the word clausula first appeared. You can translate it this way: a reservation or a conclusion. Some sources indicate another translation - an additional article.
Then the word clausula migrated to other languages. Including Polish. Some linguists believe that it was from the Polish noun "slander" that it migrated into our speech.
It is important to remember exactly how the word "slander" is spelled. This is the noun in which such a spelling mistake is most often made: instead of the consonant "z" they write "s". Alas, it is impossible to check the word. You will have to remember the correct spelling in order not to make a mistake when writing this noun.
Interpretation of the word
Now moving on to the lexical meaning of the word "slander". This word has two meanings. That is, it is multi-valued. Let's figure out what interpretations this noun can have:
- Complaint, denunciation, petty intrigue. For example, you work in a large company and are considered a good specialist. Your colleague is jealous of you. Instead of getting better himself, he decides to ruin your reputation. As a result, he composes a slander on you and takes it to the boss. Say, you steal ballpoint pens from work. That is, a slander is needed in order to denigrate you in the eyes of the public. In this case, the noun is used in colloquial speech.
- Small lawsuit, small matter lawsuit. It is worth noting that the word "slander" in this sense is no longer found in modern Russian. This interpretation has gone out of use, it belongs to the class of archaisms. Previously, this word was called a trial, the reason for which is rather insignificant. For example, a neighbor wrote a denunciation against you, and you filed a lawsuit against him for this.
Examples of usage
Now we can move on to examples of the use of the noun "slander". This word, as mentioned above, is acceptable for a colloquial style of speech. Here are some suggestions:
- Your slander is groundless, you cannot provide anyone proof of my guilt.
- The court decided not to consider the slander.
- The only thing you do is that you compose slander and good people are eager to disgrace.
- My neighbor started a slander, they say, I stole a pig from him!
- One of my enemies constantly composed slanders, but the boss was a wise man, so he did not believe these false denunciations.
- So that things do not come to a slander, try to resolve the disagreement peacefully.
- You must understand what a slander is, and also be responsible for your slander!
- Sometimes children make up slander against each other, they still do not understand that it is extremely uncivilized and even dangerous to slander innocent people.
- The court considered the slander and delivered a verdict: the guilty person is obliged to compensate moral damage.
Synonym selection
After the meaning of the noun "slander" has ceased to be a secret, you can pick up a few synonyms. Of course, their lexical meaning will be somewhat different. But nevertheless, the word slander can be replaced with synonyms so that there are no repetitions in the text. Here are some examples:
- denunciation;
- gossip;
- litigation;
- quarrel.
It is worth noting that synonyms for "slander" are used in various communicative situations. For example, the noun "litigation" emphasizes a person's love for starting legal proceedings. And "denunciation" is a secret message about someone's illegal actions.
