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defamation of character noun[ U ] law specializeduk /def.əˌmeɪ.ʃən əv ˈkær.ək.tər/ us /def.əˌmeɪ.ʃən əv ˈker.ək.tɚ/ the action of damaging someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true: He is suing for defamation of character.他正在就人格诽谤而提出诉讼。 These repeated comments amount to a clear case of defamation of character. She is considering a lawsuit against the studio for breach of contract and defamation of character. There have been far too many spurious defamation of character lawsuits recently. The court awarded him £1 million for defamation of character. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom give a dog a bad nameidiom hatchet job scurrilous scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slur smear tarnish |