English-Thai Dictionary

defame

VT ทำลาย ชื่อเสียง  ทำให้ เสียชื่อเสียง  กล่าว ให้ร้าย  backbite denigrate discredit disparage malign revile vilify extol laud praise tham-lai-chue-siang

 

defame

VT ทำให้ เสียชื่อเสียง  ทำให้ เสื่อมเสีย  besmirch traduce tham-hai-sia-chue-siang

 

defamer

N ผู้ ใส่ร้าย ป้ายสี  poo-sai-rai-pai-see

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFAME

v.t. 1. To slander; falsely and maliciously to utter words respecting another which tend to injure his reputation or occupation; as to say, a judge is corrupt; a man is perjured; a trader is a knave.
2. To speak evil of; to dishonor by false reports; to calumniate; to libel; to impair reputation by acts or words.
Being defamed, we entreat. 1 Corinthians 4:13.

 

DEFAMED

pp. Slandered; dishonored or injured by evil reports.

 

DEFAMER

n.A slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFAME

De *fame ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Defaming. ]Etym: [OE. defamen, diffamen, from F. diffamer, or OF. perh. defamer, fr. L. diffamare (cf. defamatus infamous ); dis- (in this word confused with de ) + fama a report. See Fame. ]

 

1. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse.

 

2. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute. My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name. Dryden.

 

3. To charge; to accuse. [R.] Rebecca is. .. defamed of sorcery practiced on the person of a noble knight. Sir W. Scott.

 

Syn. -- To asperse; slander; calumniate; vilify. See Asperse.

 

DEFAME

DEFAME De *fame ", n.

 

Defn: Dishonor. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

DEFAMER

DEFAMER De *fam "er, n.

 

Defn: One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

defame

de fame |diˈfām dəˈfeɪm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] damage the good reputation of (someone ); slander or libel: he claimed that the article defamed his family. DERIVATIVES de fam er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report, ’ from dis- (expressing removal ) + fama ‘report. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

defame

de ¦fame |dɪˈfeɪm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] damage the good reputation of (someone ); slander or libel: he claimed that the article defamed his family. DERIVATIVES defamer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report ’, from dis- (expressing removal ) + fama ‘report ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

defame

defame verb she has defamed my character: libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, give someone a bad name, run down, speak ill of, vilify, besmirch, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry; informal do a hatchet job on, drag through the mud, slur; informal badmouth, dis; formal calumniate. ANTONYMS compliment.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

defame

defame verb he had been defamed by an article in a tabloid newspaper: libel, slander, malign, cast aspersions on, smear, traduce, blacken the name /character of, give someone a bad name, defame someone's character, sully someone's reputation, run down, speak ill /evil of, back-bite, run a smear campaign against, calumniate, vilify, besmirch, tarnish, stigmatize, disparage, denigrate, discredit, decry, insult, lie about, tell lies about; informal do a hatchet job on, sling /fling /throw mud at, drag through the mud /mire; N. Amer. slur; Brit. informal slag off; N. Amer. informal bad-mouth; rare asperse, derogate, vilipend. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD defame, malign, slander, libel, traduce See malign . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

defame

de fame /dɪféɪm /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠…を中傷する, …の名誉を傷つける .