单词 | defame |
释义 | defame/dɪˈfeɪm /verb [with object] Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel: he claimed that the article defamed his family...
Synonyms libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, blacken the name/character of, give someone a bad name, defame someone's character, sully someone's reputation, run down, speak ill/evil of, back-bite, run a smear campaign against, calumniate, vilify, besmirch, tarnish, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, insult, lie about, tell lies about informal do a hatchet job on, sling/fling/throw mud at, drag through the mud/mire North American slur British informal slag off North American informal bad-mouth rare asperse, derogate, vilipend Derivativesdefamer
OriginMiddle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare 'spread evil report', from dis- (expressing removal) + fama 'report'. |
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