evil-speaking

noun

evil-speaking

noun

Etymology From Middle English *ivel-spekynge (suggested by Middle English yvelspeker, yvel speker, ivel spekare (“evil-speaker”)), equivalent to evil (noun) + speaking (noun).

1

The act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone; blasphemy, slander; gossip.

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