Meaning of DEFAMATION
| Pronunciation: | | `defu'meyshun
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- [n] an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- [n] a malicious attack
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| | Synonyms: | | aspersion, calumny, calumny, denigration, hatchet job, obloquy, slander, traducement |
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| | See Also: | | assassination, attack, character assassination, depreciation, derogation, disparagement, epithet, libel, malignment, name, name calling, names, slander, smear, vilification | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | That which tends to injure a person's reputation. (See libel and slander.) |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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