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malignment

/məˈlaɪnmənt/

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noun

C1formalcommonlegal/məˈlaɪnmənt/

A noun referring to a false and malicious statement intended to damage someone's reputation; slanderous defamation.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее ложное и злонамеренное заявление, направленное на подрыв чьей-либо репутации; клеветническая диффамация.
  1. Slanderous defamation C1 formal

    The act of making false and harmful statements about someone, intended to damage their reputation.

    • The politician was a victim of constant malignment by the press.
    • She sued the magazine for malignment after they published false accusations.
    • Malignment of a public figure can have serious legal consequences.

    🇷🇺Клевета

    Synonyms: aspersioncalumnydefamationdenigrationdisparagementlibelslandertraducementvilification

  • malignments plural form
  • malignments' possessive plural form
  • malignment's possessive singular form