Defamatory and Decrying

Defamatory

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

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

Decrying

Decrying adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: the usual decrying remarks about the clothes that the stars wore to the awards ceremony

Defamatory and decrying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Decrying".

Nearby Word: decried
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