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Pronunciation / Transliteration: maanhani
"उसने झूठे आरोपों के खिलाफ मानहानि का मुकदमा दायर किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of damaging the good reputation of someone, typically through false statements.
"The politician filed a lawsuit against the newspaper for defamation." - 2
The communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual, business, or group.
"Spreading unverified rumors online can easily constitute legal defamation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'defamatio', stemming from 'defamare' meaning to spread evil report about or dishonor. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, evolving to describe any intentional communication that harms a person's reputation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defamation" is said worldwide
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diffamation
Transliteration: di-fa-ma-sjɔ̃
"Il a intenté un procès pour diffamation."
Diffamierung
Transliteration: dɪfaˈmiːʁʊŋ
"Sie wehrte sich gegen die öffentliche Diffamierung."
diffamazione
Transliteration: dif-fa-ma-tzi-o-ne
"È stato accusato di diffamazione a mezzo stampa."
difamación
Transliteration: di-fa-ma-sjon
"La demanda por difamación afectó su carrera."
difamação
Transliteration: dji-fa-ma-são
"Ele processou o jornal por difamação."
मानहानि
Transliteration: maanhani
"उसने झूठे आरोपों के खिलाफ मानहानि का मुकदमा दायर किया।"
诽谤
Transliteration: fěibàng
"他因发表诽谤言论而被起诉。"
명예훼손
Transliteration: myeong-ye-hwe-son
"그는 허위 사실 유포로 명예훼손 소송을 제기했다."
名誉毀損
Transliteration: meiyo kison
"彼女は名誉毀損で会社を訴えた。"
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