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单词 libellous
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libellous

(laɪbələs)
regional note: in AM, use libelous
adjective
If a statement in a book, newspaper, or magazine is libellous, it wrongly accuses someone of something, and is therefore against the law.
He claimed the articles were libellous and damaging to the interests of the team.
Synonyms: defamatory, false, untrue, malicious More Synonyms of libellous

Examples of 'libellous' in a sentence
libellous

Write what you like, avoiding the libellous, and be sure to use the word `seminal" no more than once.
Bringle, Mary DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN (2003)
It could be secret because there isn't enough evidence to prevent the disclosure being libellous.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
In the beginning all she managed to wheedle out of him was innocuous enough, if occasionally mildly libellous.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME (2003)

Synonyms of 'libellous'

defamatory, false, untrue, malicious
More Synonyms of libellous
(adjective) 
She claimed the articles were libellous and damaging.
Synonyms
defamatory
The article was highly defamatory.
false
untrue
malicious
maligning
disparaging
He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks.
vilifying
derogatory
She refused to withdraw her derogatory remarks.
scurrilous
scurrilous rumours
injurious
vituperative
one of journalism's most vituperative critics
slanderous
He wanted an explanation for what he described as `slanderous' remarks.
traducing
denigratory
calumnious
aspersive
calumniatory

Additional synonyms

in the sense of calumnious
Synonyms
slanderous,
lying,
insulting,
abusive,
derogatory,
defamatory,
libellous,
vituperative,
backbiting,
detractive,
aspersive
in the sense of derogatory
Definition
expressing or showing a low opinion of someone or something
She refused to withdraw her derogatory remarks.
Synonyms
disparaging,
damaging,
offensive,
slighting,
detracting,
belittling,
unfavourable,
unflattering,
dishonouring,
defamatory,
injurious,
discreditable,
uncomplimentary,
depreciative
in the sense of disparaging
He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks.
Synonyms
contemptuous,
damaging,
critical,
slighting,
offensive,
insulting,
abusive,
scathing,
dismissive,
belittling,
unfavourable,
derogatory,
unflattering,
scornful,
disdainful,
defamatory,
derisive,
libellous,
slanderous,
deprecatory,
uncomplimentary,
fault-finding,
contumelious (literary)

Nearby words of
libellous

  • liaison
  • liar
  • libel
  • libellous
  • liberal
  • liberalism
  • liberality

Synonyms of 'libellous'

libellous

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of scurrilous
Definition
untrue or unfair, insulting, and designed to damage a person's reputation
scurrilous rumours
Synonyms
slanderous,
scandalous,
defamatory,
low,
offensive,
gross,
foul,
insulting,
infamous,
obscene,
abusive,
coarse,
indecent,
vulgar,
foul-mouthed,
salacious,
ribald,
vituperative,
scabrous,
Rabelaisian
in the sense of slanderous
He wanted an explanation for what he described as `slanderous' remarks.
Synonyms
defamatory,
libellous,
abusive,
malicious,
damaging,
calumnious
in the sense of vituperative
Definition
bitterly abusive
one of journalism's most vituperative critics
Synonyms
abusive,
vitriolic,
virulent,
insulting,
harsh,
withering,
malign,
belittling,
sardonic,
derogatory,
scurrilous,
defamatory,
censorious,
opprobrious,
denunciatory,
calumniatory
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