defame
🇺🇸
/dɪˈfeɪm/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈfeɪm/
verb
R
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.
translation
To make someone look bad by saying or writing false or unkind things about them.
Word Forms
3rd Present
defames
Past
defamed
Perfect
defamed
Progressive
defaming