Verleumdung
German
Etymology
verleumden + -ung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ver‧leum‧dung
Noun
Verleumdung f (genitive Verleumdung, plural Verleumdungen)
- defamation, calumny (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication)
Declension
Declension of Verleumdung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Verleumdung | die | Verleumdungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Verleumdung | der | Verleumdungen |
| dative | einer | der | Verleumdung | den | Verleumdungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Verleumdung | die | Verleumdungen |
Related terms
- verleumden
- Verleumdungskampagne, Verleumdungsklage, Verleumdungsopfer, Verleumdungsprozess, Verleumdungspropaganda
Further reading
- “Verleumdung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Verleumdung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Verleumdung” in Duden online