defamation

From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: def‧am‧ation

defamation (countable and uncountable, plural defamations)

1. The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

• aspersion, calumny, detraction, false light, libel, slander, aftertale
• See also Thesaurus:slander

• defame
• defamatory