Chapter Skunkball to Slander of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Slander
(Slan"der) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slandered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slandering.]

1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.

O, do not slander him, for he is kind.

Shak.

2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.

Tax not so bad a voice
To slander music any more than once.

Shak.

Syn. — To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie; scandalize; reproach. See Asperse.