defaming
de-fam-ing
noun
The act of damaging a person's good name through false, malicious statements.
"The defaming of her character led to a lawsuit."
verb
Present participle of 'defame': harming someone's reputation by saying or writing false statements.
"He was defaming his former colleague."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: denigrate, sully, calumniate, besmirch, defame, smear, slander, smirch, asperse