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.
defaming
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present participleof defame.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Sacks accused the union and the mayor of defaming him repeatedly since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Chaves has had strained ties with local media, whom he accuses of defaming him.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
At the time, he denied the allegations and accused one woman of defaming him, and the other woman of illegally taking his cellphone after consenting to being recorded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Capriglione said he was “not above scrutiny,” but threatened legal action, seemingly against Current Revolt as well as Grace, for what he characterized as “lying and defaming me.”
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025
The broken bit of mirror danced away from him; he picked it up and turned it over in his fingers, thinking, thinking of Dumbledore and the lies with which Rita Skeeter was defaming him....
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
