defames 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 "defames" in a sentence

1. Religious leaders say the novel defames Islam.

2. Synonyms for Backbites include detracts, knocks, libels, rubbishes, abuses, calumniates, defames, denigrates, disparages and maligns

3. Synonyms for Belittles include ridicules, decries, defames, deprecates, depreciates, derogates, disparages, maligns, minimises and minimizes

4. Synonyms for Asperses include vilifies, disparages, maligns, defames, slanders, slurs, traduces, calumniates, smears and libels