defamation
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Types & categories
- derogation hypernym
- assassination hyponym
- smear hyponym
- libel hyponym
- slander hyponym
- name calling hyponym
- epithet hyponym
Related & opposite
- slander derivation
- badmouth derivation
- calumniatory derivation
Sense 2 noun
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
Related & opposite
- slander derivation
- calumniatory derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slander |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | badmouth |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | calumniatory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | derogation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assassination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | libel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slander |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | name calling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epithet |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | slander |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | calumniatory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |