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Defamation

nounid 42812·updated May 18, 2026
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a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
aspersioncalumny
plural
Defamations
possessive
Defamation's
pluralpossessive
Defamations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
§2
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

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