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traducement

tra·duce
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truh-doos, -dyoos]
    • /trəˈdus, -ˈdyus/
    • /trˈadjuːsmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truh-doos, -dyoos]
    • /trəˈdus, -ˈdyus/

Definition of traducement word

  • verb with object traducement to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character. 1

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Origin of traducement

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin trādūcere, variant of trānsdūcere to transfer, display, expose, equivalent to trāns- trans- + dūcere to lead

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Parts of speech for Traducement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

traducement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for traducement

noun traducement

  • backbiting — If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
  • calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
  • cattiness — catlike; feline.
  • cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
  • defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.

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