defame Definition
de·fame (dē fām′, di-)
transitive verb -·famed′, -·fam′·ing
- to attack or injure the reputation or honor of by false and malicious statements; malign, slander, or libel
- Archaic to bring infamy on; disgrace
- Obsolete to accuse
Etymology: ME defamen, diffamen < OFr diffamer or ML defamere, both < L diffamare < dis-, from + fama: see fame
defame Related Forms
de·fam′er noun
defame Synonyms
defame Usage Examples
Object
- memory: In Germany, for example, the " Auschwitz lie " law makes it a crime to " defame the memory of the dead.
- person: However with criminal libel publication to the person defamed is sufficient.
- people: You will not participate to a forum to harass, attack, discriminate or defame people.
- anyone: So no I don't agree ever on defaming anyone and being inflammatory if I am trying to get them to see my point.
- dead: He's been arrested apparently for " defaming the dead.
- religion: You may not defame any religion, race, nation, gender, or sexual orientation.
Modifying Another Word
- allegedly: Kamara spent six-months in prison from November 2002, for allegedly defaming a local judge.
- n't: Our defamation laws are tricky and, uh, a little unfair but you ca n't defame the dead.
- not: Oh wait, I live in Britain, not Texas please do not defame Texas.
- publicly: I have been wary of publicly defaming others ever since.
- seriously: With Mr Galloway sitting in front of him, the judge said the MP had been seriously defamed.
Preposition: in
way: It is a serious matter when the good name of an organization is defamed in this way.
Browse dictionary entries near defame
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