9 English Synonyms for DEFAMATION
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Definition: 1. An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]
There are 3 definitions of the word aspersion
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Definition: 1. (countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
There are 3 definitions of the word calumny
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Definition: 1. The act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.
There are 3 definitions of the word detraction
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Definition: 1. (idiomatic, countable) A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
There are 2 definitions of the word false light
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Definition: 1. To defame (someone), especially in a manner that meets the legal definition of libel.
There are 7 definitions of the word libel
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Definition: 1. A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
There are 2 definitions of the word slander
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Definition: 1. Evil talk; slander; defamation.
There are 3 definitions of the word aftertale
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Definition: 1. Abusive language.
There are 3 definitions of the word obloquy
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Definition: 1. (idiomatic) A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
There are 2 definitions of the word hatchet job
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