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defame

  (dĭ-fām') pronunciation
tr.v., -famed, -fam·ing, -fames.
  1. To damage the reputation, character, or good name of by slander or libel. See synonyms at malign.
  2. Archaic. To disgrace.

[Middle English defamen, from Old French defamer, from Medieval Latin dēfāmāre, alteration of Latin diffāmāre, to spread news of, slander : dis-, abroad, apart; see dis– + fāma, rumor, reputation.]

defamer de·fam'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: defame

verb

    To make defamatory statements about: asperse, backbite, calumniate, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law libel. Idioms: cast aspersions on. See attack/defend, crimes, law.

 
Antonyms: defame

v

Definition: inflict libel or slander
Antonyms: approve, commend, compliment, exalt, praise


 
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


v.t.

To lie about another. To tell the truth about another.


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To harm the reputation of by slander.

pronunciation The politician's rebuttal will attempt to defame his opponent.

 
Translations: Translations for: Defame

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tale nedsættende om, bagvaske

Nederlands (Dutch)
belasteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - diffamer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verleumden, diffamieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δυσφημώ, δυσφημίζω, συκοφαντώ, κακολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
diffamare, calunniare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - difamar

Русский (Russian)
клеветать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - difamar, calumniar, acusar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ärekränka, förtala

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
诽谤, 破坏名誉, 中伤

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誹謗, 破壞名譽, 中傷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 체면을 훼손하다, 비방하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 中傷する, 名誉を傷付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشوه سمعه شخص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הלעיז, השמיץ‬


 
 

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