Vocabulary
Defamatory
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libellous.
Urdu meaning
بدنامی، رسوائی، بدنام کن
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Where content was defamatory, demonstrably false or malicious, civil defamation proceedings or narrow criminal charges could have addressed the harm without invoking the most extreme state instruments.
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Extreme move
— 2026-01-04
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The overused playbook of framing defamatory charges makes a mockery of the justice system.
Dawn Editorials —
Stale methods
— 2025-10-27
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Some weeks ago, an Islamabad judge ordered the blocking of 27 YouTube channels under Peca on the vague pretext that they were involved in `fake, misleading and defamatory` content.
Dawn Editorials —
Peca and journalists
— 2025-08-10
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Despite repeated assurances by the authorities that Peca would not be used to target journalists or censor dissent, the law has once again been invoked this time under the vague pretext of curbing `fake, misleading and defamatory` content.
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Speech policing
— 2025-07-10
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If there is truly defamatory content, why not seek legal recourse under the Defamation Ordinance?
Dawn Editorials —
Speech policing
— 2025-07-10
Synonyms
libellous, slanderous, defaming, calumnious, calumniatory, vilifying, traducing,
Curator example
“a defamatory allegation”
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