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Defamation vs Railing - What's the difference?

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Defamation is a related term of railing.


As nouns the difference between defamation and railing

is that defamation is act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion while railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

As a verb railing is

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defamation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion.

    • Synonyms

    * slander * detraction * calumny * aspersion * See also

    Related terms

    * defame * defamatory

    railing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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