Definitions
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Word origin
From Middle French diffamatoire (altered after the prefix de-), from Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius.
Used in a sentence
“defamatory statement”
“defamatory allegation”
“sue for defamatory comments”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Harmful to reputation”10 letters
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