This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
Pronounced: (dee-FAM-uh-TOR-ee)
Adjective:
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
From Vocabulary.com: “Defamatory words — that is, words which defame — are words that can cause real damage. If someone said you were a secret unicorn hunter, that would be a silly, not defamatory, lie. If someone said you were a thief or a traitor, and you weren’t, that would be defamatory.”
Example:
“Real estate agents are especially vulnerable to defamatory comments, as their business depends upon a solid reputation.”
