malicious gossip
Frequency: 7.09.9 per million words
Rumors intended to cause harm.
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Examples (10)
- Someone has been spreading malicious gossip about me.
- The company issued a statement to stop the spread of malicious gossip online.
- She sued the blogger for publishing malicious gossip that damaged her reputation.
- Don't repeat malicious gossip; verify facts before you speak.
- Office morale plummeted after weeks of malicious gossip in the break room.
- He apologized for fueling malicious gossip with an offhand remark.
- Our policy forbids posting malicious gossip on internal channels.
- The politician dismissed the allegations as malicious gossip and moved on.
- Families can be torn apart by malicious gossip masquerading as concern.
- I refuse to engage in malicious gossip, even when everyone else is whispering.