The meaning of Defamation

noun

An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.

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I don't think anyone is casting aspersions on you

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A criticism, suggestion, or remark that damages another person's reputation

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She shrugs off the aspersions as an inevitable part of public life., his opponents cast aspersions …

noun

Malicious talk about someone who is not present.

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Members have grown tired of the backbiting in the group

verb

Talk maliciously about someone who is not present.

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They backbite about their colleagues

noun

The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.

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A bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation

verb

Slander (someone).

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That passage takes us closer to the reason why he has been hated and calumnied for so long.

noun

A published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.

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He was found guilty of a libel on a liverpool inspector of taxes

verb

Defame (someone) by publishing a libel.

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The jury found that he was libelled by a newspaper

noun

A piece of writing that says bad, false, and harmful things about a person, or the legal claim you make when you accuse someone in court of writing such things about you

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[ c ] the whole story was a vicious libel., [ u ] angry at what the newspaper had printed, she sued…

noun

The action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people.

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A muckraking journalist

verb

Search out and publicize scandal about famous people.

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Independent media are not afraid to muckrake and set their own agenda

noun

The activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public

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There was so much muckraking about his family life that he decided not to stand for election.

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Strong public condemnation.

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He endured years of contempt and obloquy

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An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.

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A bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters

noun

An action or event that is considered immoral, causing the public to react with shock or anger

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[ c ] people withdrew their money from banks caught up in the scandal., she has a reputation for sp…

noun

An action or event that shocks people and makes them feel disapproval

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Cause/create (a) scandal the politician's behaviour caused a scandal., a scandal breaks/erupts when…

noun

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

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He is suing the tv company for slander

verb

Make false and damaging statements about (someone).

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They were accused of slandering the head of state

noun

A false, spoken statement about someone which damages that person's reputation, or the making of such a statement

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[ u ] political campaigns are full of shameless slander., her statement was not meant to slander an…

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Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

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Abusively disparaging speech or writing.

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The widespread vilification of politicians

noun

The act of saying or writing unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them

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Participants were asked whether they had experienced discrimination or vilification because of thei…