maldicente

Italian edit

Etymology edit

mal(e) (“evil, wrong”) +‎ dicente (“sayer, saying”), on the example of Latin maledicēns.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌmal.diˈt͡ʃɛn.te/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɛnte
Hyphenation: mal‧di‧cèn‧te

Adjective edit

maldicente (plural maldicenti)

slanderous
Synonyms: calunniatore, diffamatore, maledico

Antonyms: elogiatore, lodatore

Noun edit

maldicente m or f by sense (plural maldicenti)

slanderer
Synonyms: malalingua, maledico

References edit

^ maldicente in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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