defame

Definitions


[dɪˈfeɪm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel
(e.g: he claimed that the article defamed his family)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama ‘report’




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