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.
defames
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present tense formof defame (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Elon Musk's lawyers put the makers of a new four-hour documentary about the multibillionaire on formal legal notice days before its premiere, warning that the film defames him.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“The kind of speech that defames parents who have lost their children in a massacre is maybe the kind of speech you do want to deter. You do want to chill that speech,” Solomon said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
If she fails to do so or defames the singer, “Britney will be forced to consider and take all appropriate legal action.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
Two days later she wrote in the Wall Street Journal: "Ava DuVernay's miniseries wrongly portrays them as totally innocent - and defames me in the process."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2019
“It’s slanderous. It defames my good name. It’s a shameful way for a member of the Arcanum to behave.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
