antidefamation
Opposing false accusations
Antidefamation describes efforts to prevent or combat false statements that damage reputation.
The term appears most often in organizational names—the Anti-Defamation League monitors antisemitism and hate speech.
As an adjective, it modifies laws, policies, or campaigns: antidefamation legislation, an antidefamation campaign targeting online harassment.
Civil rights advocacy organization
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- policyAdopted principle of action
monitoring · watchdog · reporting · education · awareness · coalition · campaign · outreach
Unjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
hate speech · stereotyping · scapegoating · intolerance · xenophobia · slur · epithet · harassment
Collective opinion of someone
- defendProtect from harm
- protectKeep from harm
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- restoreReturn to earlier state
rehabilitate · vindicate · exonerate · safeguard · shield · preserve · honor · dignity
Printed defamation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
- character assassinationDestroying someone's good name
smear · disparagement · falsehood · misrepresentation · aspersion · mudslinging · cease and desist · injunction
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Civil rights advocacy organization
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · monitoring · watchdog · reporting · education · awareness · coalition · campaign · outreach · training
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
antisemitism · hate speech · stereotyping · scapegoating · intolerance · xenophobia · slur · epithet · harassment · targeting
reputation
Collective opinion of someone
restore · rehabilitate · vindicate · exonerate · safeguard · shield · preserve · honor · dignity · redress
libel
Printed defamation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
character assassination · smear · disparagement · falsehood · misrepresentation · aspersion · mudslinging · cease and desist · injunction · litigation
antidefamationdefamation
False statements harming reputation
smear · libel · slander · character assassination · defamatory
antidefamationdefamatory
Harming someone's good name
libelous · slanderous · maligning · disparaging · denigrating
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