defamatory

adjective
🔊/dɪˈfæmətri/
🔊/dɪˈfæmətɔːri/
(formal)
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  1. (of speech or writing说话或文章) intended to harm somebody by saying or writing bad or false things about them诬蔑的;诽谤的;中伤的
    • The article was highly defamatory.这篇文章极具诽谤性。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDefamatory is used with these nouns:
    • allegation
    • remark
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