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defamatory
Defamatory (adj) means Harmful to someone's good name, especially when untrue.
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Harmful to someone's good name, especially when untrue.
"sue for defamatory comments"
"The journalist sued for defamatory remarks."
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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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What is the meaning of defamatory?
"defamatory" (adj) means harmful to someone's good name, especially when untrue.
What is another word for defamatory?
Other words for "defamatory" include libellous, denigrating, calumniatory, denigrative, calumnious, denigratory.
What is the opposite of defamatory?
The opposite of "defamatory" is complimentary.
