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defamatory

[ dih-fam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

  1. containing defamation; injurious to reputation; slanderous or libelous:

    She claimed that the article in the magazine was defamatory.



defamatory

/ -trɪ; dɪˈfæmətərɪ /

adjective

  1. injurious to someone's name or reputation
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of defamatory1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Medieval Latin »å¾±´Ú´ÚÄå³¾Äå³ÙÅ°ù¾±³Ü²õ, equivalent to Latin »å¾±´Ú´ÚÄå³¾Äå(°ù±ð) ( defame ) + -³ÙÅ°ù¾±´Ç³Ü²õ -tory 1
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Example Sentences

The defendants also allegedly refused Morley’s October 2024 request that they “retract their false and defamatory statements.â€

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The Met also incorrectly told external agencies that Lorraine had fabricated some allegations, and defamatory information about her was passed by a third party to her GP.

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Digital rights group Noyb, which has filed the complaint on his behalf, says the answer ChatGPT gave him is defamatory and breaks European data protection rules around accuracy of personal data.

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China has condemned the reports, calling them "baseless and defamatory".

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Facebook's parent company, Meta, says the ruling - which orders her to stop promotions "to the extent within her control" - affirms that "the false and defamatory book should never have been published".

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