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verleumden

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verliumden, contracted form of verliumunden. Equivalent to Leumund +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fərˈlɔʏ̯mdən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈlɔʏ̯m.dn̩], [fɛɐ̯-], [-dən]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧leum‧den

Verb

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verleumden (weak, third-person singular present verleumdet, past tense verleumdete, past participle verleumdet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to libel, traduce
    Synonym: diffamieren
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, chapter 1, in Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925; republished as W. & E. Muir, transl., The Trial, 1935:
      Jemand mußte Josef K. verleumdet haben, denn ohne daß er etwas Böses getan hätte, wurde er eines Morgens verhaftet.
      Someone must have traduced Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning.

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