"defamatory" meaning in English

See defamatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈfæmətɹi/ [UK], /dɪˈfæmətɔɹi/ [General-American] Forms: more defamatory [comparative], most defamatory [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French diffamatoire (altered after the prefix de-), from Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|diffamatoire}} Middle French diffamatoire, {{af|en|de-}} de-, {{der|en|ML.|diffāmātōrius}} Medieval Latin diffāmātōrius Head templates: {{en-adj}} defamatory (comparative more defamatory, superlative most defamatory)
  1. damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue Synonyms: defamatory, slanderous, libelous, calumnious, injurious Related terms: defamation, slander, defame, offend Translations (damaging to someone's reputation): клеветни́чески (klevetníčeski) (Bulgarian), difamador (Catalan), difamant (Catalan), difamatori (Catalan), diffamant (French), diffamatoire (French), difamador (Galician), difamatorio (Galician), verleumderisch (German), δυσφημιστικός (dysfimistikós) [masculine] (Greek), συκοφαντικός (sykofantikós) [masculine] (Greek), ærumeiðandi (Icelandic), aithiseach (Irish), blameful (Middle English), oszczerczy (Polish), szkalujący (Polish), difamador (Portuguese), difamatório (Portuguese), клеветни́ческий (klevetníčeskij) (Russian), поро́чащий (poróčaščij) (Russian), бесче́стящий (besčéstjaščij) (Russian), дискредити́рующий (diskreditírujuščij) (Russian), difamatorio (Spanish), difamador (Spanish), наклепницький (naklepnycʹkyj) (Ukrainian), який ганьбить (jakyj hanʹbytʹ) (Ukrainian)
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