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Meaning of defame | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
dɪˈfeɪm

Definitions

  1. Disgrace, dishonour.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. Defamation; slander, libel.
    archaic, countable, nonstandard, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إطعن به
Български хуля
Bosanski oro
Català difamar
Čeština pomluvit
Deutsch diffamieren
Ελληνικά κακολογώ συκοφαντώ
Español arruinar la reputación dejemplar difamar disfamar
Suomi herjata panetella
Français diffamer
Gaeilge aithisigh
Hrvatski oro
Latina diffamo
Te Reo Māori oro
Português difamar
Română defaimă
Русский клеветать позорить поносить порочить хули́ть
Српски oro
Svenska ärekränka baktala diskreditera förtala smutskasta
ไทย หมิ่นประมาท

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Defamed Defamer Defamers Defames defamiliarisation defamiliarization

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