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defamatory
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(of statements) intending to ruin someone's reputation with the use of unpleasant or false information
Example
The newspaper published a defamatory article about the politician.
The article contained defamatory statements that damaged the reputation of the local businessman.
Social media platforms have policies in place to remove defamatory content that users might post.
She was hurt by the defamatory remarks made about her at the conference.
In court, he had to prove that the accusations against him were false and defamatory to win the libel case.
