defame

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈfeɪm/

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Verb

Plain form defame

Third-person singular defames

Past tense defamed

Past participle defamed

Present participle defaming

1. If you defame someone, you damage their reputation by accusing them of something.

Related words

• defamation
• defamatory