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defamatory
def·a·ma·tion D0089300 (dĕf′ə-mā′shən)n. The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel. de·fam′a·to′ry (dĭ-făm′ə-tôr′ē) adj.defamatory (dɪˈfæmətərɪ; -trɪ) adj (Law) injurious to someone's name or reputation deˈfamatorily advThesaurusAdj. | 1. | defamatory - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or maligncalumniatory, calumnious, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderousharmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" |
defamatoryadjective slanderous, insulting, abusive, denigrating, disparaging, vilifying, derogatory, injurious, libellous, vituperative, calumnious, contumelious The article was highly defamatory.defamatoryadjectiveDamaging to the reputation:calumnious, detractive, injurious, invidious, scandalous, slanderous.Law: libelous.TranslationsehrenrührigdifamatoriodiffamatorioinfamanteEncyclopediaSeeDefamationLegalSeedefamationdefamatory Related to defamatory: denunciatory, Defamatory libelSynonyms for defamatoryadj slanderousSynonyms- slanderous
- insulting
- abusive
- denigrating
- disparaging
- vilifying
- derogatory
- injurious
- libellous
- vituperative
- calumnious
- contumelious
Synonyms for defamatoryadj damaging to the reputationSynonyms- calumnious
- detractive
- injurious
- invidious
- scandalous
- slanderous
- libelous
Synonyms for defamatoryadj (used of statements) harmful and often untrueSynonyms- calumniatory
- calumnious
- denigrating
- denigrative
- denigratory
- libellous
- libelous
- slanderous
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