defame

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/dɪˈfeɪm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Disgrace, dishonour. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — And all the sparks that may bring unto flame / Hate betwixt man and wife, or breed defame.
  2. Defamation; slander, libel. archaic,countable,nonstandard,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.
    — My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.
  2. To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence. historical
    — Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight.
  3. To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
    — to defame somebody
形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of defamed. not-comparable

词形变化

defames present,singular,third-person defaming participle,present defamed participle,past defamed past defames plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).
词源 2
From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diffāmō, from fāma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).
词源 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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