# defamation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #17,586

## Definitions
1. The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

## Etymology
From Old French diffamacion (French diffamation), from Latin diffāmātiō. By surface analysis, defame + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **deflation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defamation-vs-deflation)
- **deformation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defamation-vs-deformation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddefamation`, `deafmation`, `defaamtion`, `defamaiton`, `defamasion`, `defamatino`, `defamationn`, `defamatoin`, `defamattion`, `defammation`, `defamtaion`, `deffamation`, `defmaation`, `dfeamation`, `edfamation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/defamation