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Defame (Verb)

Meaning

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".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Slander
  • Smirch
  • Sully
  • Besmirch
  • Asperse
  • Denigrate
  • Smear
  • Calumniate

Hypernyms

  • Accuse

Hyponyms

  • Traduce
  • Drag Through The Mud
  • Malign

Related Words

  • Defamation (noun)
  • Defamer (noun)
  • Defamatory (adjective)
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