traducement

tra·duce

T0306300 (trə-do͞os′, -dyo͞os′)tr.v. tra·duced, tra·duc·ing, tra·duc·es 1. To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace. See Synonyms at malign.2. To fail to uphold; disregard or violate: "The appearance of things is ... that we have traduced our policy and violated our principles" (Patrick J. Buchanan).

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[Latin trādūcere, to lead as a spectacle, dishonor : trā-, trāns-, trans- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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tra·duce′ment n.tra·duc′er n.tra·duc′ing·ly adv.

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Noun

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traducement - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionscalumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquyderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingassassination, blackwash, character assassination - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputationmalignment, smear, vilification - slanderous defamationlibel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living personslander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of anothername calling, names - verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"epithet, name - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

traducement

nounThe expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, scandal, slander, vilification.Law: libel.