am defaming

• present progressive

  present progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.

  of defame (1st person singular).
  defame

  verb (used with object)

  to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate.

Related Words

• besmirch
• denigrate
• discredit
• disgrace
• disparage
• malign
• scandalize
• smear
• vilify