About The Word Defamation
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Defamation
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What's The Definition Of Defamation?
[n] an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
[n] a malicious attack Synonyms | Synonyms for Defamation: aspersion | calumny | calumny | denigration | hatchet job | obloquy | slander | traducement Related Terms | Find terms related to Defamation: attack | backbiting | backstabbing | belittlement | blackening | calumny | character assassination | defamation of character | defilement | denigration | depreciation | disparagement | malicious defamation | muckraking | mudslinging | name-calling | revilement | scandal | slander | smear | smear campaign | smear word | tale | vilification See Also | assassination | attack | character assassination | depreciation | derogation | disparagement | epithet | libel | malignment | name | name calling | names | slander | smear | vilification Defamation In Webster's Dictionary \Def`a*ma"tion\, n. [OE. diffamacioun, F.
diffamation. See {Defame}.]
Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous
communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously
injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction;
calumny; aspersion.
Note: In modern usage, written defamation bears the title of
libel, and oral defamation that of slander. --Burrill.
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