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disparagement

English

Etymology

From Old French desparagement

Noun

disparagement (countable and uncountable, plural disparagements)

  1. The act of disparaging, of belittling.
    Synonyms: insult, put-down, ridicule
    His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.

Translations

Related terms

  • disparage

See also

  • belittlement
  • denigration

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defamation

English

Etymology

From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diff?m?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?f??me???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n
  • Hyphenation: def?am?ation

Noun

defamation (countable and uncountable, plural defamations)

  1. 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.

Synonyms

  • aspersion, calumny, detraction, false light, libel, slander, aftertale
  • See also Thesaurus:slander

Related terms

  • defame
  • defamatory

Translations

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