2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defamation \Def`a*ma"tion\, n. [OE. diffamacioun F.
diffamation See {Defame}.]
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.
Note: In modern usage, written defamation bears the title of
libel, and oral defamation that of slander. --Burrill.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
defamation
n 1: a malicious attack [syn: {calumny}, {obloquy}, {traducement},
{hatchet job}]
2: the act of defaming [syn: {aspersion}, {calumny}, {slander}]
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