Printed Slander is a term used to describe the act of publishing false and damaging statements about someone or something. Libelled (8 letters) and LIBEL (5 letters) are two words that are closely related to this term, as they refer to the act of making such false and damaging statements. Libelled is the past tense of LIBEL, which is a verb meaning to make a false and damaging statement about someone or something.