defame
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/dɪˈfeɪm/
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/dɪˈfeɪm/
To make someone look bad by saying or writing false or unkind things about them.
The journalist was sued for defaming the celebrity's character in the article.
ジャーナリストは記事で有名人のキャラクターを中傷するため訴えられた。