defamation
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defamation
- /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō. By surface analysis, defame + -ation.
noun defamations
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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: aspersion, calumny, detraction, false light, libel, slander, aftertale
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Closest in meaning: hatchet job, slander, aspersion, calumny, traducement, obloquy, libel, vilification, disparagement, discrediting, slur, affront, denigration, insult, distortion, mutilation
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noun act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication
| Español | difamación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중상 jungsang, 명예 훼손 myeong'ye hweson, 훼방 hwebang, 비방 bibang, 손가락질 son'garakjil |
| 日本語 | 名誉毀損 meiyokison, 中傷 chūshō, 誹謗中傷 hibō chūshō |
| 中文 | 誹謗 /诽谤 fěibàng, 毀謗 /毁谤 huǐbàng, 誣蔑 /诬蔑 wūmiè |
| हिन्दी | मानहानि mānhāni |
| Português | difamação |
| Français | diffamation |
| Deutsch | Verleumdung, Diffamierung, Schmähung |
| Italiano | diffamazione |
| Ελληνικά | δυσφήμιση dysfímisi, συκοφαντία sykofantía, συκοφαντική δυσφήμιση sykofantikí dysfímisi |
| Română | calomnie, defăimare |
| Русский | диффама́ция diffamácija, шельмова́ние šelʹmovánije, клевета́ klevetá, поноше́ние ponošénije, хула́ xulá, поклёп pokljóp |
| العربية | تَشْهِير tašhīr, بُهْتَان buhtān, اِفْتِرَاء iftirāʔ |
| עברית | הַשְׁמָצָה hashmatsá |
Talk about this word "defamation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/defamation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. defamation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/defamation "defamation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/defamation.Cite this
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title = {defamation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/defamation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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