Definition of slur - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
speechact of running words together indistinctly
- His speech was a slur after the party.
2.
insultinsulting remark damaging someone's reputation
- He made a racial slur during the argument.
3.
musicTECH. set of notes played legato in musicTECH.
- The violinist performed the slur beautifully.
Verb
1.
speechintr. speak indistinctly so that sounds run into one anotherintr.
- He slurred his words after drinking too much.
2.
defametr. cast aspersions on someone's reputationtr.
- The politician tried to slur his opponent during the debate.
3.
musictr./intr. TECH. play music notes smoothly and connectedlytr./intr. TECH.
- The musician slurred the notes beautifully.
4.
distortiontr. Rare blur or smear somethingtr. Rare
- The rain slurred the ink on the paper.
Expressions with slur
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damage someone's reputation with false statements
He cast a slur on her professional integrity.
say something that unfairly damages someone's reputation
He would never slur on her honesty.
avoid dealing with something properly
She tried to slur over the main issues in her report.
speak so unclearly that words run together
He began to slur his words after drinking.
derogatory term targeting a specific ethnic group
He apologized for using an ethnic slur during the debate.
Origin of slur
Middle English, sluren (to drag)
Terms with slur included in their meaning
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ethnic slur
offensive term for a person of Indian descent
ethnic slur
white person or someone who 'acts white'
racism
pronounced r in a racial slur
slur
offensive term for a French person
religious slur
non-Muslim, especially Christian, seen as an outsider
ethnic slur
offensive term for a Black child
ethnicity
a native american, now considered an offensive ethnic slur
ethnic slur
Russian person, often used derogatorily
Examples of slur in a sentence
The slur in his speech made it unclear. The politician's slur caused public outrage. She apologized for the slur in her speech. The composer included a challenging slur in the piece. Practicing the slur improved her musical technique. She began to slur her speech from exhaustion.
The actor slurred his lines during the performance. She tried to slur his good name at the meeting. They attempted to slur the company's reputation online. She learned to slur the notes in her piano lessons. The violinist was praised for her ability to slur seamlessly. The artist slurred the colors on the canvas. The fog slurred the outlines of the buildings.
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- French:bredouillement, bafouiller, ...
- German:Lallen, lallen, ...
- Italian:biascicamento, biascicare, ...
- Spanish:arrastre de palabras, balbucear, ...
- Portuguese:fala arrastada, arrastar as palavras, ...
- Chinese:含糊不清的发音, 含糊地说, ...
- Japanese:不明瞭, 不明瞭に話す, ...
- Arabic:تَلَعْثُم, تمتم, ...
- Hebrew:דִּיבּוּר לֹא בָּרוּר, לְדַבֵּר בִּמְרִיחָה, ...
- Russian:невнятная речь, невнятно говорить, ...
- Ukrainian:нечіткість, бурмотіти, ...
- Hindi:अस्पष्ट उच्चारण, अस्पष्ट बोलना, ...
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