defame[verb]Synonyms: slander, bad-mouth
(slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), cast aspersions on, denigrate, discredit, disparage, knock
(informal), libel, malign, smear
Antonyms: laud, puff
Contrasted words: applaud, commend, compliment, exalt, magnify, back, champion, support, uphold
Related Idioms: cast a slur on, throw mud at
Related Words: belie,
misrepresent [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧fame /dɪˈfeɪm/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: deffamer, from Latin fama; ⇒ fame]
to write or say bad or untrue things about someone or something, so that people will have a bad opinion of them
—defamatory /dɪˈfæmət
əri $ -tɔːri/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲