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Defamatory Remark

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noun

• slanderous defamation

• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

verb

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

95%9Exact Match!
noun

• a disparaging remark

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

• the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

95%4Exact Match!
noun

• (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

• a disparaging remark

• a blemish made by dirt

verb

• play smoothly or legato

• speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur

• utter indistinctly

• become vague or indistinct

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