different between indignity vs defamation

indignity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French indignité, from Latin indignitas

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?d??.n?.ti/

Noun

indignity (countable and uncountable, plural indignities)

  1. degradation, debasement or humiliation
  2. an affront to one's dignity or pride

Related terms

  • indign
  • indignant
  • indignation
  • dignity

Translations

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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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