Defaming in Malayalam
പരദൂഷണം (paradooshanam) means defaming others, and in Kerala it is used daily for gossip and backbiting as much as for formal slander. The para part already says whose reputation is at stake, namely other people's.
Most common translation
Defaming others, calumniation, calumny, slander.
പരദൂഷണം പറയുന്നത് നല്ല ശീലമല്ല.
paradooshanam parayunnathu nalla sheelamalla.
Speaking ill of others is not a good habit.
Dictionary entry
- പരദൂഷണം (paradooshanam) — Defaming others, calumniation, calumny, slander.
The word names the activity rather than a legal charge, so it stretches from idle gossip about neighbours to deliberate character assassination.
Common questions
How do you say defaming in Malayalam?
പരദൂഷണം (paradooshanam), defaming or speaking ill of others.
Is paradooshanam the same as gossip?
In practice, yes. It is the standard word for talking people down behind their backs.