Meaning of defame in English
Verb
defameEtymology
Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama‘report’Definitions
1. charge falsely or with malicious intentExamples
- « attack the good name and reputation of someone »
- « The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation »