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defamation

def·am·ation

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Old French diffamacion ← Latin diffāmātiō

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Latin · derived fromdiffāmātiō
Old French · derived fromdiffamacion
English todaydefamation

From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō. By surface analysis, defame + -ation.

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