Damaging and Defamatory

Damaging

Damaging adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Defamatory and damaging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Damaging".

Nearby Words: damage, damaged

Defamatory

Defamatory adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.

Damaging and defamatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damaging" instead an adjective "Defamatory".
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