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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.

defalcation

defamatory

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