Pāli Dictionary

apavāda

apaprefixvadrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vad1say; speak

Synonyms

dosa, upavāda

ethics

  • blame, reproach, fault-finding, censure

apavadati

approximate

apaprefixvadaroottisuffix

via inflected form apavada · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

vad1say; speak

general

  • to slander, denigrate, disrespect; to reproach, blame

  • SN 35.132

    yagghe, bhavaṃ jāneyya, samaṇo mahākaccāno brāhmaṇānaṃ mante ek'aṃsena apavadati, paṭikkosatī'ti

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