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defamation

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Noun

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

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Synonyms:
aspersion calumny slander denigration calumniation obloquy traducement hatchet job

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defamation malignment vilification libel smear

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