defamation

As nouns the difference between insult and defamation

is that insult is an action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude while 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.

As a verb insult

is (obsolete|intransitive) to behave in an obnoxious and superior manner (over, against).

As a verb vilify

is to say defamatory things about someone or something.

As a noun 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.

As nouns the difference between slur and defamation

is that slur is an insult or slight while 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.

As a verb slur

is to insult or slight.

As nouns the difference between defamation and aftertale

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 aftertale is ill talk; slander; defamation.

As a noun 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.

As an adjective antidefamation is

opposing the defamation of a particular group chiefly in direct or oblique reference to the.