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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdifamar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: di-fa-mar
"Fue acusado de difamar a la compañía en las redes sociales."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To damage the good reputation of someone by speaking or writing falsely or maliciously about them.
"The politician threatened to sue the newspaper for attempting to defame his character." - 2
To malign or detract from the honor or dignity of an individual or institution.
"Spreading unverified rumors online can easily defame innocent people."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'défamer', originating from the Late Latin 'diffamare', combining the prefix 'dis-' (away, reversal) with 'fama' (report, fame, reputation). Entering the English language in the late Middle Ages, the term has historically retained its core legal and social meaning of injuring someone's good name or reputation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defame" is said worldwide
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diffamer
Transliteration: di-fa-me
"Il est illégal de diffamer quelqu'un publiquement."
diffamieren
Transliteration: dif-fa-mi-ren
"Die Zeitung versuchte, den Politiker zu diffamieren."
diffamare
Transliteration: dif-fa-ma-re
"Non devi diffamare la reputazione dei tuoi colleghi."
difamar
Transliteration: di-fa-mar
"Fue acusado de difamar a la compañía en las redes sociales."
difamar
Transliteration: dji-fa-mar
"Eles tentaram difamar o nome do famoso ator."
बदनाम करना
Transliteration: badnam karna
"किसी को झूठे आरोपों से बदनाम करना अपराध है।"
诽谤
Transliteration: fěibàng
"随意诽谤他人将承担法律责任。"
명예를 훼손하다
Transliteration: myeong-yereul hweson-hada
"그는 허위 사실로 타인의 명예를 훼손했다."
名誉を毀損する
Transliteration: meiyo o kison suru
"他人を誹謗中傷して名誉を傷つけてはならない。"
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