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defamation

noun

/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/

Meaning

the act of damaging someone's reputation by making false statements

The newspaper was sued for defamation of character.

character defamation

slander, libel, vilification, smear

praise, compliment, admiration

defamation suit, defamation case, defamation of character

A period of little or no growth in an economy.

The ability to judge well; keen insight and judgment.

a fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but...

The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge; a collection of words and terms.

the spreading of something more widely or the movement of particles from high to low concentration