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defame
verb
(de-fame)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Synonyms:
asperse
,
besmirch
,
calumniate
,
denigrate
,
slander
,
smear
,
smirch
,
sully
,
Examples:
The journalists have defamed me!.
Words Related to
defame
!
denigrate
,
besmirch
,
slander
,
smear
,
sully
,
asperse
,
calumniate
,
smirch
,
malign
,
discredit
,
vilify
,
blacken
,
libel
,
demean
,
belittle
,
disparage
,
demonize
,
harass
,
impugn
,
traduce
,
insult
,
badmouth
,
mislead
,
offend
,
persecute
,
insinuate
,
blaspheme
,
deface
,
desecrate
,
incriminate
,
debase
,
victimize
,
disclaunder
,
obtrectation
,
disslander
,
belibel
,
embarrass
,
traducent
,
humiliate
,
subvert
,
marginalize
,
intimidate
,
tarnish
,
communalise
,
infamize
,
vilipend
,
libelist
,
slandered
,
embarass
,
destabilize
,
befool
,
disfame
,
traducingly
,
politicize
,
implicate
,
misinform
,
overawe
,
incite
,
assassinate
,
misguide
,
undermine
,
villanize
,
scandalise
,
ostracise
,
foment
,
dehumanise
,
demoralize
,
suborn
,
scandalize
,
blackmail
,
destroy
,
extort
,
viled
,
libelled
,
secularise
,
islamize
,
mispraise
,
oppress
,
brainwash
,
sabotage
,
instigate
,
thersitical
,
subjugate
,
deceive
,
insultable
,
make fun
,
traducible
,
exculpate
,
hoodwink
,
blackball
,
bastardise
,
christianise
,
vituperable
,
misrepresent
,
inculpate
,
enslave
,
coerce
,
outdo
,
disorganize
,
monopolize
,
defame
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