Definition of defame in English:

defame

verb dɪˈfeɪmdəˈfeɪm

[with object]

Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.
破坏（某人）的名誉，诽谤，诬蔑
he claimed that the article defamed his family
他称那篇文章诽谤了他的家庭。
Example sentencesExamples
- This means that he must show that he was defamed by a statement that was published with ‘actual malice.’
- Mamase's accusations are clearly untrue and they must therefore have been made maliciously and with an intention to defame me.
- A legal expert here yesterday said that people who were e-mailing details of the allegations to friends and colleagues were engaging in libel, by defaming the players.
- I must respectfully insist that you either substantiate these claims - which you cannot do because they are false - or publicly apologize for attempting to defame my character and damage my reputation.
- People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they defame a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care.
- The plaintiff's representatives indicated that if they sued everyone who defamed him the case would go on for years.
- What public policy is served by inaccurate reports of court proceedings which defame people?
- She alleged that the article defamed her both personally and in her office as a magistrate and pleaded 3 false innuendos.
- Weil later turned on Johnson, suing him for defaming his character in the documentary.
- If you say somebody was drunk driving a motor vehicle, you are seriously defaming that person.
- Well, if that proposition is right, it means that if Justinian happens to make a mistake and defames some lawyer, then it has qualified privilege as long as it publishes its mistake in good faith, no matter how serious the defamation.
- For example, you and I cannot, merely by agreement between us, agree to defame someone else or to infringe on someone's trademarks.
- ‘If, for example, a journalist wrote an article defaming someone, his or her employers would be sued as well,’ pointed out McKie.
- Should you feel some politician or other grievously abuses / defames you under parliamentary privilege, do not expect an automatic right to defend yourself in the official written record of parliament.
- However, those behind the site make it clear that it is not intended as a forum for ‘abusing, accusing, slandering or defaming anyone’.
- Two days later, I had hand-delivered to me a solicitor's letter making accusations against me that I had defamed the client.
- This " cyber terrorism " is not only designed to slander and defame opponents, but also attacks their characters and threatens their properties and even family members.
- In the absence of that, it seems to me a political view that doesn't vilify anybody, doesn't defame anybody.
- As far as I am concerned, with the weight of a 40-year journalistic and editing career behind me, this statement libels and defames me, and could form the basis of a suit at law.
- I recall Edward feeling frustrated and exasperated with this new attempt to defame him and discredit his work, but as usual, the attempt failed.
Synonyms
libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, blacken the name/character of, give someone a bad name, defame someone's character, sully someone's reputation, run down, speak ill/evil of, back-bite, run a smear campaign against, calumniate, vilify, besmirch, tarnish, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, insult, lie about, tell lies about
informal do a hatchet job on, sling/fling/throw mud at, drag through the mud/mire
North American slur
British informal slag off
North American informal bad-mouth
rare asperse, derogate, vilipend

Derivatives

defamer

noun dɪˈfeɪmədəˈfeɪmər

The like-minded Henry Miller wrote, ‘They call Buñuel everything: traitor, anarchist, pervert, defamer, iconoclast.
Example sentencesExamples
- The defamer might be willing to publish an apology; but to do so would be an act of grace on his part.
- If this be proved, then even positive belief in the truth of what is published will not enable the defamer to avail himself of the protection of the privilege to which he would otherwise have been entitled.
- Defamation is just that, no matter the race of the defamer.
- Putting it another way, in such circumstances the defamer cannot be said to be ‘telling deliberate and injurious falsehoods’.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare 'spread evil report', from dis- (expressing removal) + fama 'report'.

Definition of defame in US English:

defame

verbdəˈfāmdəˈfeɪm

[with object]

Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel.
破坏（某人）的名誉，诽谤，诬蔑
he claimed that the article defamed his family
他称那篇文章诽谤了他的家庭。
Example sentencesExamples
- This means that he must show that he was defamed by a statement that was published with ‘actual malice.’
- I must respectfully insist that you either substantiate these claims - which you cannot do because they are false - or publicly apologize for attempting to defame my character and damage my reputation.
- Weil later turned on Johnson, suing him for defaming his character in the documentary.
- For example, you and I cannot, merely by agreement between us, agree to defame someone else or to infringe on someone's trademarks.
- Well, if that proposition is right, it means that if Justinian happens to make a mistake and defames some lawyer, then it has qualified privilege as long as it publishes its mistake in good faith, no matter how serious the defamation.
- Should you feel some politician or other grievously abuses / defames you under parliamentary privilege, do not expect an automatic right to defend yourself in the official written record of parliament.
- If you say somebody was drunk driving a motor vehicle, you are seriously defaming that person.
- However, those behind the site make it clear that it is not intended as a forum for ‘abusing, accusing, slandering or defaming anyone’.
- Two days later, I had hand-delivered to me a solicitor's letter making accusations against me that I had defamed the client.
- People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they defame a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care.
- Mamase's accusations are clearly untrue and they must therefore have been made maliciously and with an intention to defame me.
- In the absence of that, it seems to me a political view that doesn't vilify anybody, doesn't defame anybody.
- This " cyber terrorism " is not only designed to slander and defame opponents, but also attacks their characters and threatens their properties and even family members.
- As far as I am concerned, with the weight of a 40-year journalistic and editing career behind me, this statement libels and defames me, and could form the basis of a suit at law.
- A legal expert here yesterday said that people who were e-mailing details of the allegations to friends and colleagues were engaging in libel, by defaming the players.
- The plaintiff's representatives indicated that if they sued everyone who defamed him the case would go on for years.
- ‘If, for example, a journalist wrote an article defaming someone, his or her employers would be sued as well,’ pointed out McKie.
- She alleged that the article defamed her both personally and in her office as a magistrate and pleaded 3 false innuendos.
- What public policy is served by inaccurate reports of court proceedings which defame people?
- I recall Edward feeling frustrated and exasperated with this new attempt to defame him and discredit his work, but as usual, the attempt failed.
Synonyms
libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, defame someone's character, sully someone's reputation, run down, speak evil of, speak ill of, back-bite, run a smear campaign against, calumniate, vilify, besmirch, tarnish, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, insult, lie about, tell lies about

Origin

Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama ‘report’.

单词	defame
释义	Definition of defame in English: defame verb dɪˈfeɪmdəˈfeɪm [with object] Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel. 破坏（某人）的名誉，诽谤，诬蔑 he claimed that the article defamed his family 他称那篇文章诽谤了他的家庭。 Example sentencesExamples This means that he must show that he was defamed by a statement that was published with ‘actual malice.’ Mamase's accusations are clearly untrue and they must therefore have been made maliciously and with an intention to defame me. A legal expert here yesterday said that people who were e-mailing details of the allegations to friends and colleagues were engaging in libel, by defaming the players. I must respectfully insist that you either substantiate these claims - which you cannot do because they are false - or publicly apologize for attempting to defame my character and damage my reputation. People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they defame a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care. The plaintiff's representatives indicated that if they sued everyone who defamed him the case would go on for years. What public policy is served by inaccurate reports of court proceedings which defame people? She alleged that the article defamed her both personally and in her office as a magistrate and pleaded 3 false innuendos. Weil later turned on Johnson, suing him for defaming his character in the documentary. If you say somebody was drunk driving a motor vehicle, you are seriously defaming that person. Well, if that proposition is right, it means that if Justinian happens to make a mistake and defames some lawyer, then it has qualified privilege as long as it publishes its mistake in good faith, no matter how serious the defamation. For example, you and I cannot, merely by agreement between us, agree to defame someone else or to infringe on someone's trademarks. ‘If, for example, a journalist wrote an article defaming someone, his or her employers would be sued as well,’ pointed out McKie. Should you feel some politician or other grievously abuses / defames you under parliamentary privilege, do not expect an automatic right to defend yourself in the official written record of parliament. However, those behind the site make it clear that it is not intended as a forum for ‘abusing, accusing, slandering or defaming anyone’. Two days later, I had hand-delivered to me a solicitor's letter making accusations against me that I had defamed the client. This " cyber terrorism " is not only designed to slander and defame opponents, but also attacks their characters and threatens their properties and even family members. In the absence of that, it seems to me a political view that doesn't vilify anybody, doesn't defame anybody. As far as I am concerned, with the weight of a 40-year journalistic and editing career behind me, this statement libels and defames me, and could form the basis of a suit at law. I recall Edward feeling frustrated and exasperated with this new attempt to defame him and discredit his work, but as usual, the attempt failed. Synonyms libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, blacken the name/character of, give someone a bad name, defame someone's character, sully someone's reputation, run down, speak ill/evil of, back-bite, run a smear campaign against, calumniate, vilify, besmirch, tarnish, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, insult, lie about, tell lies about informal do a hatchet job on, sling/fling/throw mud at, drag through the mud/mire North American slur British informal slag off North American informal bad-mouth rare asperse, derogate, vilipend Derivatives defamer noun dɪˈfeɪmədəˈfeɪmər The like-minded Henry Miller wrote, ‘They call Buñuel everything: traitor, anarchist, pervert, defamer, iconoclast. Example sentencesExamples The defamer might be willing to publish an apology; but to do so would be an act of grace on his part. If this be proved, then even positive belief in the truth of what is published will not enable the defamer to avail himself of the protection of the privilege to which he would otherwise have been entitled. Defamation is just that, no matter the race of the defamer. Putting it another way, in such circumstances the defamer cannot be said to be ‘telling deliberate and injurious falsehoods’. Origin Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare 'spread evil report', from dis- (expressing removal) + fama 'report'. Definition of defame in US English: defame verbdəˈfāmdəˈfeɪm [with object] Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel. 破坏（某人）的名誉，诽谤，诬蔑 he claimed that the article defamed his family 他称那篇文章诽谤了他的家庭。 Example sentencesExamples This means that he must show that he was defamed by a statement that was published with ‘actual malice.’ I must respectfully insist that you either substantiate these claims - which you cannot do because they are false - or publicly apologize for attempting to defame my character and damage my reputation. Weil later turned on Johnson, suing him for defaming his character in the documentary. For example, you and I cannot, merely by agreement between us, agree to defame someone else or to infringe on someone's trademarks. Well, if that proposition is right, it means that if Justinian happens to make a mistake and defames some lawyer, then it has qualified privilege as long as it publishes its mistake in good faith, no matter how serious the defamation. Should you feel some politician or other grievously abuses / defames you under parliamentary privilege, do not expect an automatic right to defend yourself in the official written record of parliament. If you say somebody was drunk driving a motor vehicle, you are seriously defaming that person. However, those behind the site make it clear that it is not intended as a forum for ‘abusing, accusing, slandering or defaming anyone’. Two days later, I had hand-delivered to me a solicitor's letter making accusations against me that I had defamed the client. People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they defame a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care. Mamase's accusations are clearly untrue and they must therefore have been made maliciously and with an intention to defame me. In the absence of that, it seems to me a political view that doesn't vilify anybody, doesn't defame anybody. This " cyber terrorism " is not only designed to slander and defame opponents, but also attacks their characters and threatens their properties and even family members. As far as I am concerned, with the weight of a 40-year journalistic and editing career behind me, this statement libels and defames me, and could form the basis of a suit at law. A legal expert here yesterday said that people who were e-mailing details of the allegations to friends and colleagues were engaging in libel, by defaming the players. The plaintiff's representatives indicated that if they sued everyone who defamed him the case would go on for years. ‘If, for example, a journalist wrote an article defaming someone, his or her employers would be sued as well,’ pointed out McKie. She alleged that the article defamed her both personally and in her office as a magistrate and pleaded 3 false innuendos. What public policy is served by inaccurate reports of court proceedings which defame people? I recall Edward feeling frustrated and exasperated with this new attempt to defame him and discredit his work, but as usual, the attempt failed. Synonyms libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, defame someone's character, sully someone's reputation, run down, speak evil of, speak ill of, back-bite, run a smear campaign against, calumniate, vilify, besmirch, tarnish, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, insult, lie about, tell lies about Origin Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama ‘report’.
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