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scurrilous

/ˈskʌrələs/adjective

उच्चारण स्करलस

अपमानजनक, निंदात्मक, अश्लील

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    formal

    very rude and insulting, and intended to damage somebody's reputation

    अपमानजनक, निंदात्मक, अश्लील

    • scurrilous rumours about the minister
    • The paper published scurrilous stories about the actress.
    • The magazine was sued for printing scurrilous claims about the singer.
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    • He spread scurrilous lies about his rival online.
    • Scurrilous pamphlets were distributed before the election.

    Synonyms defamatory slanderous libellous abusive insulting

    Opposite complimentary respectful flattering polite

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scur·ri·lous

Double r and one l (not 'scurrilious' or 'scurillous').

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: scur-ri-lous, दो r और एक l ('scurrilious' या 'scurillous' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the damaging-words words together: scurrilous (rude and damaging), defamatory (damaging a reputation), slanderous (spoken), libellous (written), abusive, vituperative (full of angry criticism).

प्रतिष्ठा बिगाड़ने वाले शब्द साथ याद रखिए: scurrilous (अशिष्ट और हानिकारक), defamatory (प्रतिष्ठा को हानि), slanderous (बोला गया), libellous (लिखा गया), abusive, vituperative (क्रोधपूर्ण आलोचना से भरा)।

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General knowledge

Law: defamation includes slander (spoken) and libel (written).

कानून में defamation में slander (बोला गया) और libel (लिखा गया) शामिल हैं।