defamatory
adjUK /dɪˈfæmətɹi/ · US /dɪˈfæməˌtɔɹi/
Etymology From Middle French diffamatoire (altered after the prefix de-), from Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius.
1
Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
- defamatory statement
- defamatory allegation
2 more examples
- sue for defamatory comments
- The journalist sued for defamatory remarks.
- Synonyms
- defamatory, slanderous, scandalous, scurrilous, libelous, calumnious, injurious
- Derived terms
- defamatorily, defamatoriness, nondefamatory
- Related terms
- defamation, slander, defame, offend