Associations to the word «Defamation»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

DEFAMATION, noun. A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
DEFAMATION, noun. An abusive attack on a person's character or good name.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.