defamatory
adjective formal uk/dɪˈfæm.ə.tər.i/ us/dɪˈfæm.ə.tɔːr.i/
诋毁的，中伤的，败坏他人名誉的
damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true
He claims the remarks were highly defamatory. 他声称这些言论是严重的诽谤。
The magazine had refused to withdraw the defamatory allegations. 该杂志拒绝撤回具有诽谤性的指控。
See: defame
- More examples
- Messages which may be considered defamatory will not be published.
- The book contains defamatory material about her and she is entitled to protect her reputation.
- The courts found some of the statements defamatory.