Dictionary Entry
defamation
defamation is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses
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- 1noun
Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.
- 2noun
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- 3noun
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
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