Definition of defame Defame
/dɪfejˈm/ - [difeym] - de•fame
We found 10 definitions of defame from 6 different sources.
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What does defame mean?
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| defame - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" | ||
| slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch | ||
| accuse, charge bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" | ||
| assassinate destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" | ||
| libel print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" | ||
| badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- defame (Verb)
To try to diminish the reputation of. - defame (Verb)
To publish a libel about.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- defame (v. t.)
To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse. - defame (v. t.)
To render infamous; to bring into disrepute. - defame (v. t.)
To charge; to accuse. - defame (n.)
Dishonor.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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defame
To attack falsely or with malicious intent the good name and reputation of someone.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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defame
de-fām′, v.t. to take away or destroy the good fame or reputation of: to speak evil of: to charge falsely.—n. (Spens.) infamy.—n. Defamā′tion, the act of defaming: calumny: slander.—adv. Defam′atorily.—adj. Defam′atory, containing defamation: injurious to reputation: calumnious.—p.adj. Defā′ming. [O. Fr. defamer—L. diffamāre—dis, away, fama, report.]
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🔤- defame, verb, present, 1st person singular of defame (infinitive).
- defame, verb (infinitive).
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