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defame

/dɪˈfeɪm/ verb

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In Latin: diffāmō Wiktionary

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  1. To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence.
    Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight.
  3. To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
    to defame somebody

noun

  1. Disgrace, dishonour.
  2. Defamation; slander, libel.

adjective

  1. Synonym of defamed.

Origin

From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).

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