defamation

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

slander

calumny

libel

calumniation

aspersion

obloquy

traducement

denigration

vituperation

false charge

abuse

reproach

censure

insult

vilification

hatchet job

scandal

affront

reviling

ill-report

revilement

detraction

reproof

smear

violation

character assassination

roorback

waste

crimination

bad words

misspeaking

calumniousness

injury

backbiting

belittlement

billingsgate

blacken

blame

brickbat

charge

curse

damage

defilement

derogatory

desecration

despite

discredit

disparagement

false accusation

flout

Vertalings

Verleumdung

diffamation

diffamazione

difamación

calomnie

Diffamierung

δυσφήμηση

difamação

laster

συκοφαντία

calunnia

calumnia

Ehrenkränkung

smaad

Verunglimpfung

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: diffamation

In summary

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