Thesaurus: defamation

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1. n. Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.
2. n. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
3. n. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
4. Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion. Note: In modern usage, written defamation bears the title of libel, and oral defamation that of slander. Burrill.
5. Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderouscommunication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring thegood name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.
6. n:100 n. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions