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Defame

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of defamed. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    Disgrace, dishonour. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "And all the sparks that may bring unto flame / Hate betwixt man and wife, or breed defame."

  2. 2
    Defamation; slander, libel. archaic, countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.

    "My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name."

  2. 2
    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone wordnet
  3. 3
    To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence. historical

    "Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight."

  4. 4
    To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.

    "to defame somebody"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).

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