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defame::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asperse, besmirch, calumniate, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully |
| Type of | charge, accuse |
| Has types | badmouth, drag through the mud, libel, malign, traduce, assassinate |
| Derivation | defamation, defamatory, defamer |
The journalists have defamed me!.
Examples of defame
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However, Muslims may destroy or defame any Christian literature or holy materials.
From the latimes.com
He maintained that a conspiracy to defame Austria was at the heart of the scandal.
From the time.com
The only person quoted in your article is allowed to defame the tuna industry.
From the economist.com
It might make you laugh but it might also defame a whole country, as in Borat.
From the smh.com.au
Alright, it is easy to defame a man when he is deceased and cannot defend himself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They know how to defame opponents and find just the right words to sink them.
From the infowars.com
Your failure to post the real facts is typical of those who defame the jury system.
From the forbes.com
The government charged me with sedition and conspiracy to defame the country.
From the time.com
Even at that time, Jiang Zemin did not pass up any opportunity to defame Falun Gong.
From the theepochtimes.com
- 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"
- (defamation) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
- (defamation) aspersion: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- Defamationu2014also calumny, vilification, and traducementu2014is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.
- (Defamation (film)) Defamation (Hashmatsa) is a 2009 documentary film by award-winning filmmaker Yoav Shamir. The film examines antisemitism, and in particular the way perceptions of antisemitism affect Israeli and U.S. politics. ...
- To try to diminish the reputation of; to publish a libel about
- (defamation) Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion
- (Defamed) An epithet applied to an animal which has lost its tail.
- (defamation) The making of false, derogatory statements about a person's character, morals, abilities, business practices or financial status. (Includes libel, which is written, and slander, which is spoken).
