TRADUCEMENT

defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job

(noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

traducement (countable and uncountable, plural traducements)

The act of traducing; slander, calumny.

Source: Wiktionary


Tra*duce"ment, n.

Definition: The act of traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure; defamation; calumny. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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