Defame - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈfeɪm|  American pronunciation of the word defame
Brit.  |dɪˈfeɪm|  British pronunciation of the word defame

verb

- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (syn: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully)
The journalists have defamed me!

Extra examples

He says he was defamed by reports that falsely identified him as a former gangster.

...of course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so...

The journalists have defamed me!

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: defame
he/she/it: defames
present participle: defaming
past tense: defamed
past participle: defamed
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