Defamatory

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Containing defamation; calumnious; slanderous; libelous; injurious to reputation: as, defamatory words or writings.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious; slanderous
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  • adjective. damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue
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  • adjective. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
    • Word Usage
    "He said Wednesday he would file a complaint with Student Judicial Services and consult a lawyer about what he termed defamatory statements. thanks Fadi"
    Equivalent
    harmful  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    inflammatory  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abusive  baseless  calumnious  derogatory  disputable  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abusive  abusive  back-biting  backbiting  belittling  
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