| 单词 | defame |
| 释义 | defame —defamer, n. —defamingly, adv. /di faym"/, v.t., defamed, defaming. 1. to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate: The newspaper editorial defamed the politician. 2. Archaic. to disgrace; bring dishonor upon. 3. Archaic. to accuse. [1275-1325; ME defamen ( < AF defamer) < ML defamare, by-form of ML, L diffamare (de- DE- for dif-; cf. L defamatus infamous) to spread the news of, slander, equiv. to dif- DIF- + -famare v. deriv. of fama news, rumor, slander (see FAME); r. ME diffamen ( < AF, OF diffamer) < ML, L, as above] Syn. 1. malign, disparage, discredit, vilify, derogate, revile, denigrate, backbite. |
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