[verb] [T] [formal] - to damage (a person's or group's reputation) by saying or writing bad things about them which are not trueMr Turnock claimed the editorial had defamed him.Many people thought that the book defamed Islam.She said that the article had defamed her as a liar.Compare libel; slander.
DEFAME
Meaning of DEFAME in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012