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  • Conjugation : past  defamed ; ing  defaming
  • Derivatives : n  defamer
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

defame [dɪ'fem] [dɪ'feɪm]
  1. 1. vt. 破坏…的名誉(或荣誉),诋毁中伤诬蔑
  2. 2. vt. [Archaic] 使丢脸,使失面子
  3. 3. vt. [Obsolete] 指责指控

Collins English-English Dictionary

defame [dɪ'feɪm]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to attack the good name or reputation of; slander; libel
  2. 2. vt. [Archaic] to indict or accuse
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Old French defamer, from Latin defamare, from diffamare to spread by unfavourable report, from fama fame

Examples

败坏名誉
discredit; defame

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