Defame - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈfeɪm|
Brit.
|dɪˈfeɪm|
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
I/you/we/they: defame
he/she/it: defames
present participle: defaming
past tense: defamed
past participle: defamed
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