defame

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·fame [defame defames defamed defaming] BrE [dɪˈfeɪm] NAmE [dɪˈfeɪm] verb ~ sb/sth (formal)
to harm sb by saying or writing bad or false things about them
•The newspaper denies any intention to defame the senator's reputation.
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama ‘report’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch