To Destroy Someone's Reputation With a Statement

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Trip to Spain, Group 848, Puzzle 1 (Paloma San Basilio).

Question is: To Destroy Someone's Reputation With a Statement

and the answer is: SLANDER

Word Meaning:

SLANDER — A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

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