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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn