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antidefamation en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + defamation.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Opposing the defamation of a particular group. Chiefly in direct or oblique reference to the Anti-Defamation League.
    • Perhaps, in future, you should regard any reference to nonhumans in his writing as a red light and alert the appropriate antidefamation societies. 1999 March 12, Mabel Orona, “Bulls, Dogs, and Cox”, in Chicago Reader:
    • You almost needed an antidefamation league for mathematicians. 2008 June 17, Claudia Dreifus, “Professor Finds the Art in Both Numbers and Letters”, in New York Times:

Translations (1)

pt antidifamação (opposing defamation)