libellous

[US]/ˈlaɪbɵləs/
[UK]/'laɪbələs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. מכיל מידע שקרי שפוגע ומזיק למוניטין של מישהו.

Example Sentences

a libellous newspaper story.

סיפור עיתון פוגעני

And as Floyd Abrams, an American lawyer and free-speech defender, notes, a book publisher, for example, will still be nervous about an author who has written a “libellous book”.

And as Floyd Abrams, an American lawyer and free-speech defender, notes, a book publisher, for example, will still be nervous about an author who has written a “libellous book”.

Real-world Examples

'Oh, that! ' he said; and told her about Benny Skoll, and the Watchman, and Williams rebuking virtue. And so they were gay after all over their Sunday supper, with Marta supplying libellous stories of the Watchman's theatre critic.

הו, זה! הוא אמר לה, וסיפר לה על בני סקול, והשומר, ועל ויליאם שמחה על הטוב. וכך היו שמחים אחרי הכל על ארוחת יום ראשון שלהם, כאשר מרתה סיפקה סיפורים שקריים על מבקר התיאטרון של השומר.

Source: A handsome face.

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