defamation

Defamation is defined as the act of ruining someone's reputation through slander or libel.

(noun)

An example of defamation is spreading lies about a public figure that destroys his career.

See defamation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel

Origin: ME defamacioun < OFr difamacion < LL diffamatio

See defamation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of defaming; calumny.

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