defame

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɪˈfeɪm/

Verb

historical

To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. / (now chiefly historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence. / To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.

Japanese Meaning

名誉を傷つける、信用を失わせる / （主に歴史的な用法で）告発する、非難する / 評判を損なう、中傷する

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The CEO tried to defame the auditor to distract from the company's accounting scandal.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

そのCEOは、会社の会計スキャンダルから目をそらすために監査人の名誉を傷つけようとした。

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Sense（1）

To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.

My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.

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Sense（2）

(now chiefly historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence.

Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight.

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Sense（3）

To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.

to defame somebody

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defames

（ present singular third-person ）

defaming

（ participle present ）

defamed

（ participle past ）

defamed

（ past ）

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