defamation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō. By surface analysis, defame + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
An hour later, when the Fox board approved the wire payment for $787.5 million — one of the largest known defamation settlements in history — Fox acknowledged what we needed it to acknowledge: spreading false claims comes with a huge price tag.
2023 April 21, John Poulos, “Dominion’s C.E.O.: Why We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2023:In a closed trial on December 24, 2004, the People’s Court of Jinshui District in the city of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, convicted Zhang Ruquan, along with his associate Zhang Zhengyao, in a public prosecution on charges of defamation that “seriously undermined social order or the state interest.” The two were sentenced to three years in prison for defaming former Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
2005, “Journalists Imprisoned in 2004”, in Bill Sweeney, editor, Attacks on the Press in 2004, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 251, column 2:Merryday, who was appointed by President Geroge^([sic]) H. W. Bush, said the complaint contains eighty pages of repetitive claims and praise for President Trump, but fails to establish the two counts of defamation alleged.
2025 September 19, Peter Charalambous, “Judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation suit against New York Times, Penguin Random House”, in ABC News, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2025:She sued his ex-boyfriend for defamation and is seeking $14,000.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defamations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cyberdefamation · antidefamation
Relateds
Synonyms
aftertale · detraction · aspersion · false light · calumny · slander · libel
Translations (108)
nb ærekrenkelse (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · uk на́клеп (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · uk по́клеп (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · cmn 誹謗 /诽谤 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru клевета́ (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sh klèveta (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sv ärekränkning (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · uz boʻhton (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · az iftira (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ms fitnah (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · tr iftira (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sh о̏бједа (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · he הַשְׁמָצָה (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sl kleveta (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ko 훼방 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ar اِفْتِرَاء (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · nl belastering (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · de Diffamierung (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · kk жала (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · el συκοφαντία (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · pl zniesławienie (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fi solvaus (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · id defamasi (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sv förtal (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fi kunnianloukkaus (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ug بەتنام (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ko 중상 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · tg туҳмат (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru хула́ (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · th หมิ่นประมาท (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sq shpifje (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ja 名誉毀損 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · nb bakvaskelse (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru шельмова́ние (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · de Schmähung (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · uz tuhmat (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ka ცილისწამება (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · mk клевета (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ja 誹謗中傷 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · el συκοφαντική δυσφήμιση (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · mi orohanga (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · de Verleumdung (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · bg клевета́ (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sh клѐвета (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · tg ифтиро (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru нагово́р (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · az böhtan (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · hi मानहानि (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · cs pomluva (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ky жалаа (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · hu rágalmazás (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sh ȍbjeda (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · tg буҳтон (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · mi haohao (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · tr hakaret (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · it diffamazione (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fa تُهمَت (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · cs kleveta (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · nn ærekrenking (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ml അപകീർത്തി (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sk klebeta (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ga aithisiú (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ka დისკრედიტაცია (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ja 中傷 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · bg ху́ла (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fa بُهتان (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru диффама́ция (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · la obtrectātiō (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · bg хула́ (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru поноше́ние (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · la diffāmātiō (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fo ærumeiðing (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fi herjaus (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · uz iftiro (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · cmn 誣蔑 /诬蔑 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fa اِفتِرا (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · nb ærekrenking (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sk ohováranie (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ko 비방 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ar بُهْتَان (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · eo kalumnio (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ka დიფამაცია (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · nl smaad (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ko 손가락질 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · da bagvaskelse (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · fr diffamation (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · pt difamação (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ml മാനഹാനി (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · sk hanobenie (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ga clúmhilleadh (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · hy զրպարտություն (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · tg бадномкунӣ (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · nl laster (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · cmn 毀謗 /毁谤 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ro calomnie (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ka რეპუტაციის შელახვა (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ar تَشْهِير (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ru поклёп (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · be намо́ва (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · be паклёп (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ca difamació (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · el δυσφήμιση (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · be нагаво́р (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · pl oszczerstwo (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · es difamación (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · az şər-böhtan (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ro defăimare (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication) · ko 명예 훼손 (act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication)