Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belibel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-li-bel
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To libel, slander, calumniate.

Dated; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"See the laziness of posterity ; so far from imitating the industry of their ancestors , that they belibel the pure effects of their pains as hellish achievements"

Etymology

From be- + libel.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: be

Usage

Inflected Forms

belibels (present, singular) belibeling (US, participle) belibelling (UK, participle) belibeled (US, participle) belibeled (US, past) belibelled (UK, participle) belibelled (UK, past)

Synonyms

besmirch diss traduce assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmear bewray blacken

Questions

What does belibel mean?: To libel, slander, calumniate.
Where does belibel come from?: From be- + libel.

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