diffamation — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defamation noun The act of damaging someone's reputation through false statements, spoken or written.
- libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
Senses
diffamation is used for these senses in English:
- character assassination (idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.
- defamation 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.
libel — full definition
- noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
- verb To publish a false, damaging statement about someone.