malignment

/məˈlaɪnmənt/
noun
  1. The act of speaking harmful, false, or damaging things about someone; slander or defamation.
    • Her malignment of the charity was based on lies.
    • The article was a clear malignment of the scientist's work.
    • The politician suffered years of malignment from his opponents.
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