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defamatory

Defamatory (adj) means damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

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Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
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Etymology

From Middle French diffamatoire (altered after the prefix de-), from Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius.

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What is the meaning of defamatory?

"defamatory" (adj) means damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

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