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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdifamación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: di-fa-ma-sjon
"La demanda por difamación afectó su carrera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone, typically through false statements.
"The politician filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for defamation." - 2
The communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual, business, or group.
"Spreading unverified rumors online can easily constitute legal defamation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'defamare', meaning to spread evil report of or bring into disrepute, composed of the prefix 'de-' (down, away) and 'fama' (report, rumor, fame). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring generally to loss of reputation before evolving specifically into a legal term for false statements harming someone's character.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defamation" is said worldwide
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diffamation
Transliteration: di-fa-ma-sjɔ̃
"Il a intenté un procès pour diffamation."
Diffamierung
Transliteration: dɪfaˈmiːʁʊŋ
"Sie wehrte sich gegen die öffentliche Diffamierung."
diffamazione
Transliteration: dif-fa-ma-tzi-o-ne
"È stato accusato di diffamazione a mezzo stampa."
difamación
Transliteration: di-fa-ma-sjon
"La demanda por difamación afectó su carrera."
difamação
Transliteration: dji-fa-ma-são
"Ele processou o jornal por difamação."
मानहानि
Transliteration: maanhani
"उसने झूठे आरोपों के खिलाफ मानहानि का मुकदमा दायर किया।"
诽谤
Transliteration: fěibàng
"他因发表诽谤言论而被起诉。"
명예훼손
Transliteration: myeong-ye-hwe-son
"그는 허위 사실 유포로 명예훼손 소송을 제기했다."
名誉毀損
Transliteration: meiyo kison
"彼女は名誉毀損で会社を訴えた。"
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