| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To libel or slander.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb defame.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (defame) | 1. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!".[Wordnet]. 2. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse.[Websters]. 3. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.[Websters]. 4. To charge; to accuse.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: defaming, defamed, defames, defamer, defamers, defamingly and defamedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "DEFAMING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DEFAMING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Slandering; injuring the character by false reports.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of defame. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
