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[ UK /dɪfˈe‍ɪm/ ]
[ US /dɪˈfeɪm/ ]
VERB
  1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
    The journalists have defamed me!
    The article in the paper sullied my reputation

How To Use defame In A Sentence

  • The journalists have defamed me!
  • Upset over being branded as a child labour employer, India's apparel export body AEPC has sought access to key documents of the US Labour Department which were used to "defame" the HindustanTimes.com - Top HomePage-TopStories News Headlines
  • I'm sitting here chuckling at all the comments about how Clinton and Berger are being "defamed". In New Letter, Clinton's Lawyers Demand ABC Yank Film
  • But I’ve never been one for the male bimbo look, especially when (as the folks at Defamer reported) said male bimbo bares his, ahem, "peen" (to quote my esteemed colleague Michael Slezak), while playing the didgeridoo. The real reason Matthew McConaughey's 'Surfer, Dude' went under | EW.com
  • She alleged that the article defamed her both personally and in her office as a magistrate and pleaded 3 false innuendos.
  • This " cyber terrorism " is not only designed to slander and defame opponents, but also attacks their characters and threatens their properties and even family members.
  • A powerful bloc of 57 Islamic states is again pushing for the UN to make it a criminal offense to criticise or 'defame' Islam. The Economist: Correspondent's diary
  • On another note, why do you say that Microsoft has been "defamed" yet make no mention of Firefox? Proof that the best of us can be taken: Microsoft Firefox Professional
  • Two days later, I had hand-delivered to me a solicitor's letter making accusations against me that I had defamed the client.
  • But I've never been one for the male bimbo look, especially when (as the folks at Defamer reported) said male bimbo bares his, ahem, "peen" (to quote my esteemed colleague Michael Slezak), while playing the didgeridoo. Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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