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defame
de·fame D0089400 (dĭ-fām′)tr.v. de·famed, de·fam·ing, de·fames 1. To damage the reputation, character, or good name of (someone) 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; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
de·fam′er n.defame (dɪˈfeɪm) vb (tr) 1. (Law) to attack the good name or reputation of; slander; libel2. (Law) archaic to indict or accuse[C14: from Old French defamer, from Latin dēfāmāre, from diffāmāre to spread by unfavourable report, from fāma fame] deˈfamer nde•fame (dɪˈfeɪm)
v.t. -famed, -fam•ing. 1. to attack the good name or reputation of; slander or libel. 2. Archaic. to disgrace. [1275–1325; < Medieval Latin dēfāmāre, derivative of Latin diffāmāre to spread the news of, slander] de•fam′er, n. defame
Past participle: defamed
Gerund: defaming
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| I defame | | you defame | | he/she/it defames | | we defame | | you defame | | they defame |
| Preterite |
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| I defamed | | you defamed | | he/she/it defamed | | we defamed | | you defamed | | they defamed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am defaming | | you are defaming | | he/she/it is defaming | | we are defaming | | you are defaming | | they are defaming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have defamed | | you have defamed | | he/she/it has defamed | | we have defamed | | you have defamed | | they have defamed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was defaming | | you were defaming | | he/she/it was defaming | | we were defaming | | you were defaming | | they were defaming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had defamed | | you had defamed | | he/she/it had defamed | | we had defamed | | you had defamed | | they had defamed |
| Future |
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| I will defame | | you will defame | | he/she/it will defame | | we will defame | | you will defame | | they will defame |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have defamed | | you will have defamed | | he/she/it will have defamed | | we will have defamed | | you will have defamed | | they will have defamed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be defaming | | you will be defaming | | he/she/it will be defaming | | we will be defaming | | you will be defaming | | they will be defaming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been defaming | | you have been defaming | | he/she/it has been defaming | | we have been defaming | | you have been defaming | | they have been defaming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been defaming | | you will have been defaming | | he/she/it will have been defaming | | we will have been defaming | | you will have been defaming | | they will have been defaming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been defaming | | you had been defaming | | he/she/it had been defaming | | we had been defaming | | you had been defaming | | they had been defaming |
| Conditional |
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| I would defame | | you would defame | | he/she/it would defame | | we would defame | | you would defame | | they would defame |
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| I would have defamed | | you would have defamed | | he/she/it would have defamed | | we would have defamed | | you would have defamed | | they would have defamed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | 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"asperse, besmirch, calumniate, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smearaccuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"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" |
defameverb slander, smear, libel, discredit, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), disgrace, blacken, slag (off) (slang), detract, malign, denigrate, disparage, vilify, dishonour, stigmatize, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), besmirch, traduce, cast aspersions on, speak evil of, cast a slur on, calumniate, vituperate, asperse He complained that the article defamed him.defameverbTo make defamatory statements about:asperse, backbite, calumniate, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify.Law: libel.Idiom: cast aspersions on.TranslationsdiffamierenδυσφημώdenostardifamarcalomnierdiffamerdiffamareEncyclopediaSeeDefamationLegalSeedefamationdefame
Synonyms for defameverb slanderSynonyms- slander
- smear
- libel
- discredit
- knock
- rubbish
- disgrace
- blacken
- slag (off)
- detract
- malign
- denigrate
- disparage
- vilify
- dishonour
- stigmatize
- bad-mouth
- besmirch
- traduce
- cast aspersions on
- speak evil of
- cast a slur on
- calumniate
- vituperate
- asperse
Synonyms for defameverb to make defamatory statements aboutSynonyms- asperse
- backbite
- calumniate
- malign
- slander
- slur
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- libel
Synonyms for defameverb charge falsely or with malicious intentSynonyms- asperse
- besmirch
- calumniate
- slander
- smirch
- denigrate
- sully
- smear
Related Words- accuse
- charge
- assassinate
- libel
- badmouth
- drag through the mud
- malign
- traduce
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