Is it a joke? Word interpretation

People must support each other. A man has fallen, so it needs to be raised. Wrong - to direct the true path. But sometimes people come across who you do not want to meet on your life path. These are lovers of whacks. In this article, we will focus on the noun "slander."

Etymological reference

Do you know how the word "slander" appeared in Russian? This is a borrowed noun. It is not considered native Russian.

The homeland 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.

Further, the word clausula migrated to other languages. Including Polish. Some linguists believe that it was from Polish that the noun “slander” migrated to our speech.

It is important to remember exactly how the word "slander" is spelled. This is a noun in which the following spelling mistake is most often made: instead of the consonant “z,” they write “s”. Alas, it is impossible to verify the word. You will have to remember the correct spelling so as not to make a mistake when writing this noun.

Word interpretation

Now we move to the lexical meaning of the word "slander." This word has two meanings. That is, it is ambiguous. Let's figure out what interpretations a given noun can have:

1. 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 becoming better himself, he decides to ruin your reputation. As a result, he writes a slander on you and takes it to the boss. Say, you are stealing 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.
2. A petty court case, a lawsuit for a minor cause. It is worth noting that the word "slander" in this sense is no longer found in modern Russian. Such an interpretation has gone out of use; it belongs to the class of archaisms. Previously, this word was used to refer to a trial, the reason for which is rather insignificant. For example, a neighbor wrote a denunciation against you, and you sued him for it.
   

Examples of use

Now we can move on to examples of the use of the noun "slander." This word, as mentioned above, is acceptable for the conversational style of speech. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Your blame is baseless; you cannot provide any evidence of my guilt.
2. The court decided not to consider the slander.
3. You only do that you make up slanderous words and you want to disgrace good people.
4. My neighbor started a slander, they say, I stole a pig from him!
5. One of my foes constantly composed slanderous words, but the boss was a wise man, and therefore did not believe these false denunciations.
6. So that it doesn’t get to the point, try to resolve the disagreement peacefully.
7. You must understand what a slander is, and also be responsible for your slander!
8. Sometimes children write slanderous words on each other; they still do not understand that it is extremely uncivilized and even dangerous to slander innocent people.
9. The court examined the slander and sentenced: the perpetrator is obliged to compensate moral damage.
   

Synonyms Selection

After the meaning of the noun “clause” has ceased to be a secret, you can pick up several synonyms. Of course, their lexical meaning will be slightly different. But nevertheless, synonyms can be replaced by the word slander, so that there are no repetitions in the text. Here are some examples:

• denunciation;
• gossip;
• litigation;
• quarrel.

It is worth noting that synonyms for "gag" are used in various communicative situations. For example, the noun “litigation” emphasizes a person’s love for venturing litigation. And the “denunciation” is a secret message about someone’s illegal actions.