defamation Definition
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defame
verb
- defamed, defaming
1. To attack the good reputation of someone by saying something unfavourable about them.
noun
- The action of attacking someone's good reputation
- Thesaurus: libel, slander, slur, denigration, opprobrium, disparagement, vilification, mud-slinging, smear, aspersion, traducement; Antonym: praise.
adverb
adj
- Characterized by attacking someone's good reputation
- Thesaurus: libelous, slanderous, derogatory, denigrating, pejorative, vituperative, disparaging, insulting, injurious, vilifying, opprobrious; Antonym: complimentary.
