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diffamatoire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defamatory adj Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
  • libelous adj Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
  • slanderous adjective False and damaging to someone's reputation.

Senses

diffamatoire is used for these senses in English:

  • defamatory Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
  • libelous Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
  • libelous Meeting the legal standards for libel.
  • slanderous (of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

libelous — full definition

  1. adj Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
  2. adj Meeting the legal standards for libel.

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