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{
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{
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{
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"word": "calumnious"
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{
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"word": "injurious"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klevetníčeski",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "клеветни́чески"
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{
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatori"
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "diffamant"
},
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "diffamatoire"
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{
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatorio"
},
{
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "verleumderisch"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "δυσφημιστικός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sykofantikós",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "συκοφαντικός"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "ærumeiðandi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "aithiseach"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "blameful"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "oszczerczy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "szkalujący"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatório"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "klevetníčeskij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "клеветни́ческий"
},
{
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"roman": "poróčaščij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "поро́чащий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "besčéstjaščij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "бесче́стящий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "diskreditírujuščij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "дискредити́рующий"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatorio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naklepnycʹkyj",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "наклепницький"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jakyj hanʹbytʹ",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "який ганьбить"
}
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}
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},
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"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"superlative"
]
}
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{
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"word": "slander"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"word": "calumnious"
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"word": "injurious"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klevetníčeski",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "клеветни́чески"
},
{
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamant"
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{
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"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatori"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "diffamant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "diffamatoire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatorio"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "verleumderisch"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "dysfimistikós",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "δυσφημιστικός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sykofantikós",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "συκοφαντικός"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "ærumeiðandi"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "aithiseach"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "blameful"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "oszczerczy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "szkalujący"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatório"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "klevetníčeskij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "клеветни́ческий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poróčaščij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "поро́чащий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "besčéstjaščij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "бесче́стящий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "diskreditírujuščij",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "дискредити́рующий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamatorio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "difamador"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "naklepnycʹkyj",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "наклепницький"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "jakyj hanʹbytʹ",
"sense": "damaging to someone's reputation",
"word": "який ганьбить"
}
],
"word": "defamatory"
}
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