Defamatory
Defamatory adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.
Derisory and defamatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Derisory" instead an adjective "Defamatory".
Derisory
Derisory adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: a literary snob, she invariably used the derisory term “the boob tube” when referring to television
Defamatory and derisory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Derisory".
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