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злоязы́чие

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nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
slander, backbiting, malicious talk, sharp-tonguedness
Он изве́стен свои́м злоязы́чием.
He is known for his backbiting.
Bookish and somewhat dated; denotes the habit of speaking maliciously about people.
2.
gossip, tittle-tattle, rumour-mongering
В дере́вне процвета́ло злоязы́чие.
Gossip flourished in the village.

Examples

Её злоязычие обидело многих знакомых.
Her spiteful tongue offended many of her acquaintances.
В деревне процветало злоязычие среди соседей.
Spiteful gossip was rife among the neighbors in the village.
Он избегал людей, известных своим злоязычием.
He avoided people known for their malicious gossip.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	злоязы́чие	злоязы́чия
Gen.Genitive	злоязы́чия	злоязы́чий
Dat.Dative	злоязы́чию	злоязы́чиям
Acc.Accusative	злоязы́чие	злоязы́чия
Inst.Instrumental	злоязы́чием	злоязы́чиями
Prep.Prepositional	злоязы́чии	злоязы́чиях

Word familyзлоязы́чиеPRO

злоязы́чиеslander; gossip
nounneuter
злоязы́чныйslanderous
adjective

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Contributions

Iron edited translation 5 days ago.
Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.

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More about the translations

backbiting gossip malicious rumour-mongering sharp-tonguedness slander talk tittle-tattle