Hyphenation of defamation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word defamation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

defama-tion

Definitions of defamation:

1.	A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
2.	An abusive attack on a person's character or good name

Synonyms of defamation:

noun	calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
noun	aspersion, calumny, slander, denigration, attack

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