Abuse and Defamation

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Abuse noun - Harsh insulting language.

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Defamation is a synonym for abuse in insult topic. In some cases you can use "Defamation" instead a noun "Abuse", when it comes to topics like blame, insults, verbal attack, rebukes.

Nearby Words: abusive, abused, abusing

Defamation noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.

Usage example: accused the newspaper columnist of defamation of character

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Abuse is a synonym for defamation in insult topic. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a noun "Defamation", if it concerns topics such as libel.

Nearby Words: defame, defamed, defaming

emotional	emotional abuse	emotional defamation
legal	legal abuse	legal defamation

On the Usenet newsgroup news.admin.net-abuse.email, comparing a spammer to anything will get you a metaphorical call from the proper Anti-Defamation League.

Source: Insult to Rocks

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