Defenition of the word defamation

• Defenition of the word defamation

  • An abusive attack of a person's reputation by any slanderous communication.
  • A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
  • the act of defaming
  • a malicious attack
  • an abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
  • an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  • a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Synonyms for the word defamation

• • aspersion
  • calumny
  • denigration
  • denouncement
  • hatchet job
  • insult
  • libel
  • obloquy
  • offense
  • slander
  • slur
  • smear
  • traducement
  • vilification

Similar words in the defamation

• • defamation
  • defamation's

Hyponyms for the word defamation

• • assassination
  • blackwash
  • character assassination
  • epithet
  • libel
  • malignment
  • name
  • name calling
  • names
  • slander
  • smear
  • vilification

Hypernyms for the word defamation

• • attack
  • denigration
  • deprecation
  • depreciation
  • derogation
  • disparagement

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