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Defamation

//ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name wordnet
  3. 3
    a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions wordnet

Etymology

From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō. By surface analysis, defame + -ation.

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