defamatory
8 synonyms and 1 antonym for defamatory, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Harmful to someone's good name, especially when untrue.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
Defamatory comes from Middle French diffamatoire, altered under the influence of the prefix de-, which itself goes back to Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius.
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