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Defamation

/dˌɛfəˈmeɪʃən/
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(noun) The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

The daughter of envy is defamation.
Sami and Layla conspired together to organize a defamation campaign against Farid.
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The daughter of envy is ____.

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