defame in English

verb

1

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, give someone a bad name, run down, speak ill of, vilify, besmirch, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, do a hatchet job on, drag through the mud, slur, badmouth, dis, talk smack, calumniate

verb

• libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, give someone a bad name, run down, speak ill of, vilify, besmirch, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, do a hatchet job on, drag through the mud, slur, badmouth, dis, talk smack, calumniate
• smear, smirch, denigrate, calumniate, asperse, sully, besmirch, slander

Use "defame" in a sentence

1. Who God’s name defame.

2. The article is an attempt to defame an honest man.

3. To speak evil of; defame: to Blacken a person's reputation

4. The embassy called its construction an "attempt to defame China."

5. Of course, teachers can also sue individuals who defame them.

6. The newspaper denies any intention to defame the senator's reputation.

7. To sully or defame: a scandal that Blackened the mayor's name

8. We expect politicians to defame each other in an election year.

9. 18 synonyms for Calumniate: asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce

10. Asperse definition: to spread false rumours about; defame Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

11. 18 synonyms for Calumniate: asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce

12. Top synonyms for Asperse (other words for Asperse) are denigrate, defame and calumniate.

13. Synonyms for Backbite include detract, knock, libel, rubbish, abuse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, disparage and malign

14. Synonyms for Asperse include vilify, disparage, malign, defame, slander, slur, traduce, calumniate, smear and libel

15. Synonyms for Calumniate include asperse, blacken, knock, libel, malign, rubbish, slander, vilify, defame and denigrate

16. CNN host Kafudi vicious attacks on abusive defame China to insult the Chinese people's remarks.

17. Synonyms for Bad mouth include wrong, malign, misrepresent, mistreat, abuse, harm, hurt, injure, dishonour and defame

18. Asperse: denigrate or slander somebody, ridicule, defame; sprinkle (as with holy water) Translations: 1 – 1 / 1

19. When you meet somebody who you do not like, do not defame him, it is silence.

20. In every age, still more come forward to scorn His name and to defame His most sacred images.

21. I've interrupted a broadcast from your president in which he attempted to defame a brave young woman.

22. 2 Disseminating for the purpose of undermining or weakening the Soviet regime slanderous fabrications which defame the Soviet state and social system.

23. Some common synonyms of Asperse are calumniate, defame, malign, slander, traduce, and vilify. While all these words mean "to injure by speaking ill of," Asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction

24. Calumniate - 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, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear.

25. Defame, slander, smirch, Asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch (verb) 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"

26. Calumniate v 1: 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" [syn: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, Calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch]

27. There are many synonyms of Blackguarded which include Asperse, Befoul, Besmirch, Blacken, Blackguard, Blister, Calumniate, Defame, Defile, Denigrate, Discolor, Hit, Libel, Malign, Pan, Rap, Scorch, Slam, Slander, Slur, Sully, Taint, Traduce, Vilify, Give A Black Eye, Rip Up, Sling Mud, Drag Through Mud, etc.

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29. Calumniate: 1 v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone Synonyms: asperse , besmirch , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch , sully Types: assassinate destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation libel print slanderous statements against badmouth , drag through the mud ,

30. Asperse: 1 v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone Synonyms: besmirch , calumniate , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch , sully Types: assassinate destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation libel print slanderous statements against badmouth , drag through the mud ,

31. Accuse: 1 v blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against Synonyms: charge Types: show 11 types hide 11 types blame , fault put or pin the blame on criminate , impeach , incriminate bring an accusation against; level a charge against asperse , besmirch , calumniate , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch , sully

32. Besmirch: 1 v smear so as to make dirty or stained Synonyms: smirch Type of: smear stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone Synonyms: asperse , calumniate , defame , denigrate , slander , smear , smirch , sully Types: assassinate destroy or