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