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Defame

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Verb

1. asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Example Sentences:
'The journalists have defamed me!'
'The article in the paper sullied my reputation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Defame

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to attack the good name or reputation of; slander; libel
2. archaic
to indict or accuse

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Defame

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verb transitiveWord forms: deˈfamed or deˈfaming
1. 
to attack or injure the reputation or honor of by false and malicious statements; malign, slander, or libel
2.  Archaic
to bring infamy on; disgrace
3.  Obsolete
to accuse

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Defame

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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.

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