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defamation

nounCommon GRE wordMore D words

the act of damaging someone's reputation with false statements

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In a sentence

Defamation in a sentence

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The actor sued the tabloid for defamation over the fabricated story.

Antonyms
praisecommendation

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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.

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Questions about “defamation”

Defamation (noun) means the act of damaging someone's reputation with false statements
Here is defamation used in an example sentence: "The actor sued the tabloid for defamation over the fabricated story."
Common synonyms for defamation include slander, libel, calumny.
Antonyms of defamation include praise, commendation.
Defamation is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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