defamatory

1. 1.

   (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

   Synonymscalumniatorycalumniousdenigrativedenigratingdenigratorylibellouslibelousslanderous

   Similarharmful

Questions about defamatory

What does defamatory mean?

defamatory means "(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign".

How many syllables are in defamatory?

defamatory has 5 syllables: de-fam-a-to-ry. The stress falls on "fam". In IPA it is /dɪˈfæməˌtɔɹi/.

What is another word for defamatory?

Close synonyms include calumniatory, calumnious, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is defamatory a common word?

defamatory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with defamatory?

59 words rhyme with defamatory. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.