traducement
- noun
- /trəˈdjuːsmənt/
- Archaic
:
difamación
- His reputation suffered due to the traducement spread by jealous colleagues.
Examples
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After the article was published, she was worried about the traducement it might cause to her public image.
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The politician's campaign was marred by accusations of traducement from his opponents.
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I only see your righteous indignation and the following response to stoicheon as a willful traducement of his character.
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Synonyms
49
5.7
A false or unfair statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
44
6.6
A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation
40
7.1
To harm someone's reputation by saying untrue things about them in public
15
7.3
Hurts someone's reputation on purpose by spreading false or harmful stories
5
8.4
A written or spoken attack that unfairly hurts someone's reputation
4
9.3
A false statement that damages someone's reputation
Telling lies about someone to harm what people think of them
Harmful false statements about someone that damage their reputation
Antonyms
How Defamatory
- Formal
6
8.4
- Specialized
44
6.6
- Archaic
3
8.1
512
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Traducement comes from old Latin parts trans- 'across' and ducere 'to lead', the same root you find in produce and conduct, which are about 'leading' or bringing something out. So, a traducement is like 'leading across' false words about a person into public view to hurt their good name, which is why it means a slander or harmful story.