defame

verb

/dɪˈfeɪm/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they defame	/dɪˈfeɪm/ /dɪˈfeɪm/
he / she / it defames	/dɪˈfeɪmz/ /dɪˈfeɪmz/
past simple defamed	/dɪˈfeɪmd/ /dɪˈfeɪmd/
past participle defamed	/dɪˈfeɪmd/ /dɪˈfeɪmd/
-ing form defaming	/dɪˈfeɪmɪŋ/ /dɪˈfeɪmɪŋ/

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defame somebody/something to harm somebody by saying or writing bad or false things about them诬蔑；诽谤；中伤
- The newspaper denies any intention to defame the senator’s reputation.该报社否认故意诋毁那名参议员的声誉。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama ‘report’.

TOEFL BNC: 38371 COCA: 23671

defame verb
⇨ discredit

TOEFL BNC: 38371 COCA: 23671

defame