Defame Dɪˈfeɪm Bad Things Verb Untrue De·Fame Jepok/1xfvkt+4i2iof8euhe9lpmhqcheiqhouilcmlidr+Rvzfq3lbeum/Wgwts1spwmn3t8eqyzxrsua9npldy0q9zgpybmskciwaigbmxaxpuoqmodgbznwszwwo6ttrfhl8p9hglyyufxszzkngy5oiydpca36nt0j7oxk4=
To defame is to say or write bad and untrue things about someone, harming their reputation. It is a formal verb.
To defame is to say or write bad and untrue things about someone, harming their reputation. It is a formal verb.
[VERB 动词]诽谤；中伤；损害…的名誉 If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
Sgt Norwood complained that the article defamed him.
诺伍德中士申诉说这篇文章对他进行了诽谤。
Oxford
de·fame/dɪˈfeɪm; NAmEdɪˈfeɪm/verbdefamesb/sth ( formal) to harm sb by saying or writing bad or false things about them 诬蔑；诽谤；中伤defamedefamesdefameddefamingde·fame/dɪˈfeɪm; NAmEdɪˈfeɪm/
LDC
defamede‧fame /dɪˈfeɪm/ verb [transitive]
Word Origin
Verb Table
Examples
to write or say bad or untrue things about someone or something, so that people will have a bad opinion of them—defamatory /dɪˈfæmətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective
WDF
defame
[dɪˈfeɪm]defamed, defaming, defames
TEM8GRE
v25495
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53
21
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60
VERB26443
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Spoken:
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defamed[280]
诽谤(54%)，中伤(34%)，损毁名誉(12%)
v.诽谤；中伤
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