单词	defame
释义	defamede‧fame /dɪˈfeɪm/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdefame Origin: 1300-1400 Old French deffamer, from Latin fama; ➔ FAME Verb Table VERB TABLE defame Simple Form Present I, you, we, they defame he, she, it defames Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they defamed Present perfect I, you, we, they have defamed he, she, it has defamed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had defamed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will defame Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have defamed Continuous Form Present I am defaming he, she, it is defaming you, we, they are defaming Past I, he, she, it was defaming you, we, they were defaming Present perfect I, you, we, they have been defaming he, she, it has been defaming Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been defaming Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be defaming Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been defaming Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Religious leaders say the novel defames Islam. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A public apology defames the author of the article apologised for by suggesting that the author has written carelessly. California employers already can be held responsible for defaming a departing worker with a negative reference. Disseminating for the purpose of undermining or weakening the Soviet regime slanderous fabrications which defame the Soviet state and social system. Last year, a jury ruled that the Goughs did not defame the Conrads. Of course, teachers can also sue individuals who defame them. Other Defences Consent People can - and often do for large sums of money - agree to be defamed. They had been successfully denied, defamed and ridiculed. to write or say bad or untrue things about someone or something, so that people will have a bad opinion of them—defamatory /dɪˈfæmətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective
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