defamation

About 0.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

   She sued his ex-boyfriend for defamation and is seeking $14,000.

Similar words

hatchet job slander aspersion calumny traducement obloquy libel vilification disparagement discrediting

Often followed by

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Word family

defamations defamatory