defame
/dɪˈfeɪm/verb
with obj.
- 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。
派生词
defamation
noundefamatory
adjectivedefamer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare 'spread evil report'， from dis- (expressing removal)+fama 'report'.