how to pronounce defamation

/ˌdɛf.əˈmɛɪ.ʃən/

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defamation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of defamation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of defamation

noun:

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.

defamation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word defamation occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics defamation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that defamation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;