defame
defameverb- [with obj.]damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel
破坏(某人)的名誉,诽谤,诬蔑
he claimed that the article defamed his family.
他称那篇文章诽谤了他的家庭。
派生defamationnoundefamatoryadjectivedefamernoun语源- Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare 'spread evil report', from dis- (expressing removal) + fama 'report'
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