defamatory

/dɪfˈæmətəɹˌi/

/dɪˈfæməˌtɔɹi/

[adjective]

defamatory

[ADJECTIVE]

(of statements) intending to ruin someone's reputation with the use of unpleasant or false information

synonyms : calumniatory

Examples

1. The editor-in-chief instructed her reporters to uphold journalistic ethics and avoid using language that could be seen as defamatory or discriminatory, reminding them of the proverb a goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.

2. Is it defamatory?

3. And he sued for defamatory purposes. -

4. Today we think of Libel as defamatory falsehood.