antidefamation
antidefamation adjective: opposing the defamation of a particular group. Chiefly in direct or oblique reference to the Anti-Defamation League.
Adjective
antidefamation (not comparable)
- Opposing the defamation of a particular group. Chiefly in direct or oblique reference to the Anti-Defamation League.
- Perhaps, in future, you should regard any reference to nonhumans in his writing as a red light and alert the appropriate antidefamation societies.1999 March 12, Mabel Orona, “Bulls, Dogs, and Cox”, in Chicago Reader
- You almost needed an antidefamation league for mathematicians.2008 June 17, Claudia Dreifus, “Professor Finds the Art in Both Numbers and Letters”, in New York Times
Origin of antidefamation
From anti- + defamation.
Questions about antidefamation
- What does antidefamation mean?
- Antidefamation means opposing the defamation of a particular group. Chiefly in direct or oblique reference to the Anti-Defamation League.
- What part of speech is antidefamation?
- Antidefamation is an adjective.
Words near antidefamation in the dictionary
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