defame

Letters that make defame

a, d, e, f, m are letters that make 'defame'

Words within defame

AM, fa, DE, ME, fame, Am are words within 'defame'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of defame

defamer, defamed, defames are words created by adding a letter to 'defame'

1 possible definitions for 'defame'

Defame as "charge falsely or with malicious intent, attack the good name and reputation of someone"

Under this definition, defame is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

asperse, denigrate, calumniate, sully, besmirch, smear, slander, smirch have the same meaning as 'defame'

defame as a type

'defame' can be a type of charge, accuse.

Types of defame

badmouth, assassinate, traduce, drag through the mud, libel, malign are types of 'defame'.

Derivatives of defame

aspersion, denigration, defamer, maligner, slanderer, vilifier, libeler, slander, smear, slur, vilification, backbiter, traducer, calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous, blot, smirch, spot, stain, calumny, defamation, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job, malignment are derivatives of 'defame'.

Example of defame used within this context

"The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"


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