noun
the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel
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The company is suing for defamation after false information was spread about their products.
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She was spreading lies about him, that's defamation!
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Don't listen to her, she's just talking smack - it's all defamation.
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His reputation was shattered, like a glass hitting the ground, by the defamation.