traducing 1 of 3

noun

Definition of traducingnext
as in libelling
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation this endless traducing of candidates has got to stop, or the public will lose all faith in the electoral process

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traducing

2 of 3

adjective

as in maligning

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traducing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of traduce
1
as in violating
to fail to keep a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy

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2
as in smearing
to make untrue and harmful statements about my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traducing
  1. violating
  2. libel
  3. breaking
  4. defamation
  5. invidious
  6. objectionable
  7. malicious
  8. spiteful
Verb
  • First, any executive order he issues will almost certainly face immediate legal challenges for violating the Constitution.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Guests at the New York City event were violating his no-filming policy.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of violating
Noun
  • The series’s portrait of John, now a remarried grandfather, bears no trace of the litigious figure who hired Trump attorney L. Lin Wood early on to sue media outlets for libel.
    Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In September 2022, PEOPLE reported that the star was dating another of his lawyers, Joelle Rich, who represented him in his 2020 U.K. libel suit against British tabloid The Sun.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of libel
Verb
  • The wide receiver exploded into the NFL last year, breaking multiple records in his debut campaign for the Los Angeles Rams, a remarkable achievement for a fifth round pick out of BYU.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of breaking
Noun
  • Thursday Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on a motion to hold him in contempt related to a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Nelson brought and settled two defamation lawsuits over Eminem's statements about her in magazines and on radio talk shows.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of defamation
Adjective
  • Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination.
    Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
  • Masculine critical categories stopped being applied; other, more invidious ones crept in.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 21 Oct. 2021
Definition of invidious
Adjective
  • Gaetz was the most objectionable among a group of nominees who would have faced immediate disqualification during an earlier era.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The opening foreward of the book points out that some of the content might be objectionable to some modern audiences.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of objectionable
Adjective
  • Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • Biden has the historic opportunity to spare countless Americans from the fear of retaliation by a spiteful bully.
    Pierce O'Donnell, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Also, Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose memorably spiteful villain is an IMAX-sized testament to the late actor’s talent.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of spiteful
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