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def•a•ma•tion
Pronunciation: (def"u-mā'shun), [key]—
n.
the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny:
She sued the magazine for defamation of character. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.