hatchet job vs defamation

hatchet job and defamation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hatchet job	Yes	No	No	No
defamation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hatchet job and defamation are synonyms defined as:

hatchet job and defamation: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Other synonyms of hatchet job include calumniation, calumny, obloquy, traducement.

hatchet job (noun)	defamation (noun)
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions