What does defame mean?
Definitions for defame
dɪˈfeɪmde·fame
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Princeton's WordNet
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirchverb
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"
Wiktionary
defameverb
to try to diminish the reputation of.
defameverb
to publish a libel about.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Defamenoun
Disgrace; dishonour.
Etymology: from the verb.
Many doughty knights he in his days
Had done to death,
And hung their conquer’d arms for more defame
On gallowtrees. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant.
5. stan. 26.To DEFAMEverb
To make infa mous; to censure falsely in publick; to deprive of honour; to dishonour by reports; to libel; to calumniate; to destroy reputation by either acts or words.
Etymology: de and fama, Latin.
I heard the defaming of many. Jer. xx. 10.
They live as if they professed Christianity merely in spight, to defame it. Decay of Piety.
My guilt thy growing virtues did defame;
My blackness blotted thy unblemish’d name. John Dryden, Æn.
Wikipedia
Defame
Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid defence).Defamation laws can encompass a variety of acts: Insult against a legal person in general Defamation against a legal person in general Acts against public officials Acts against state institutions (e.g., government, ministries, government agencies, armed forces) Acts against state symbols Acts against the state itself Acts against religions (e.g., blasphemy, discrimination) Acts against the judiciary or legislature (e.g., contempt of court, censure)
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defame
Defame refers to the act of damaging the good reputation of someone by making false or unfounded statements. It involves spreading harmful information or criticisms likely to harm a person's reputation, character, or career, typically through slander or libel.
Webster Dictionary
Defameverb
to harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse
Defameverb
to render infamous; to bring into disrepute
Defameverb
to charge; to accuse
Defamenoun
dishonor
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Defame
de-fām′, v.t. to take away or destroy the good fame or reputation of: to speak evil of: to charge falsely.—n. (Spens.) infamy.—n. Defamā′tion, the act of defaming: calumny: slander.—adv. Defam′atorily.—adj. Defam′atory, containing defamation: injurious to reputation: calumnious.—p.adj. Defā′ming. [O. Fr. defamer—L. diffamāre—dis, away, fama, report.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defame in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defame in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of defame in a Sentence
I didn't say he defamed me. He did defame me. He lied about me.
The worst crime I committed was to rashly defame and insult the highest dignity and the system of the republic.
This was a mistake. In no way whatsoever would we want to defame God or go anywhere in that direction at the school.
All anti-Muslim hate groups exhibit extreme hostility toward Muslims, anti-Muslim hate groups also broadly defame Islam, which they tend to treat as a monolithic and evil religion. These groups generally hold that Islam has no values in common with other cultures, is inferior to the West and is a violent political ideology rather than a religion.
The trendof using blasphemy as a tool to silence people is something the state must look at. People who defame others should not get away so easily. It has very serious consequences on people’s lives.
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- хуля, клеветя, позоряBulgarian
- pomluvitCzech
- diffamierenGerman
- reputación, difamarSpanish
- herjata, panetellaFinnish
- æruskemmaFaroese
- diffamerFrench
- השמיץHebrew
- memfitnahIndonesian
- oro, tūtaraMāori
- defăimaRomanian
- поноси́ть, хули́ть, позо́рить, поро́чить, клевета́тьRussian
- клеветатиSerbo-Croatian
- diskreditera, ärekränka, förtala, smutskasta, baktalaSwedish
- หมิ่นประมาทThai
- nói xấuVietnamese
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