Defame

Synonyms for "defame" (160 found)

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Closest matches (32)

Strong matches (48)

Adjective(1 words)
defamed

Related words (80)

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9 relation types

More general

2 entries

More specific

7 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

5 entries

coordinate

2 entries

derived

3 entries

has context

2 entries

manner of

1 entries

related to

15 entries

Translations

52 translations across 23 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • βλασφημέω verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • κακολογέω verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • клеветя verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)
  • позоря verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • хуля verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Catalan

2 entries
  • difamar verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • difamar verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Czech

1 entries
  • pomluvit verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Faroese

1 entries
  • æruskemma verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Finnish

2 entries
  • herjata verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)
  • panetella verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

French

1 entries
  • diffamer verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

German

2 entries
  • diffamieren verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • diffamieren verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Greek

4 entries
  • κακολογώ verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • λιβελλογραφώ verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)
  • συκοφαντώ verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • συκοφαντώ verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • השמיץ verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • hävätä verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Irish

1 entries
  • aithisigh verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Latin

1 entries
  • diffāmō verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Māori

4 entries
  • oro verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • taiaroa verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • tūtara verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • whakakino ingoa verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • ukalia verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • difamar verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • difamar verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Romanian

2 entries
  • defăima verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • defăima verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Russian

4 entries
  • клевета́ть verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)
  • позо́рить verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • поноси́ть verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • поро́чить verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • cuir sìos air cliù verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • mì-chliùthaich verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • клеветати verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Spanish

4 entries
  • arruinar la reputación verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • dejemplar verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • difamar verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • difamar verb (to disgrace, bring into disrepute)

Swedish

4 entries
  • baktala verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • baktala verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • diskreditera verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)
  • förtala verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Thai

1 entries
  • หมิ่นประมาท verb (to harm, to diminish the reputation of)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In Thailand it is a criminal offence to defame or insult the king, princes or previous kings. Accusations of lèse-majesté are sometimes supported by the flimsiest or even nonexistent evidence, and those convicted have been sentenced to as much as sixty years in prison.

Source: tatoeba (5429612)

Sami didn't want to defame anyone.

Source: tatoeba (7245337)

Yanni wanted to defame Rima.

Source: tatoeba (10158195)

Amber Heard did not defame Johnny Depp; she was made an example of for being a bitch who stepped out of her place. There was no legal basis for claiming she defamed him.

Source: tatoeba (11986305)

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