defame

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по нанесению ущерба чьей-либо репутации путем распространения ложных или вредоносных заявлений о них.

A verb used to indicate the act of damaging someone's reputation by making false or harmful statements about them.

1. Damage reputationC1formallegal

   To harm the reputation of someone by making false statements about them.

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   • The politician sued the newspaper for trying to defame him.
   • She claimed the article was written to defame her character.
   • It is illegal to defame someone with malicious lies.

   Synonymsaspersecalumniatedenigratedisparagelibelmalignslandersmeartraducevilify

   Antonymsacclaimcommendhonorlaudpraise