| 词汇 | defame |
| 释义 | defame verb[ T ] formaluk /dɪˈfeɪm/ us /dɪˈfeɪm/ to damage the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true: 诋毁，中伤，败坏…的名誉 Mr Turnock claimed the editorial had defamed him.特诺克先生声称那篇社论损害了他的名誉。 Synonyms besmirchliterary denigrate smear sullyformal Compare libelnoun slandernoun Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defamatory demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom give a dog a bad nameidiom hatchet job scurrilous scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slur smear tarnish Related wordsdefamation defamatory defame | American Dictionarydefame verb[ T ] us/dɪˈfeɪm/ to damage someone’s or something’s reputation by saying or writing bad things that are not true: He was behind the propaganda campaign to defame his political opponent. defamationnoun[ U ]us/ˌdef·əˈmeɪ·ʃən/ defame | Business Englishdefame verb[ T ] LAWuk /dɪˈfeɪm/us to harm someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them: It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal 'personality'. Examples of defamedefame One discusses the factual value of arguments and does not defame their authors. There are people there who defame us as being witches. Khoury chose, however, to jump on his political barricades, defaming the author, but really exposing his infantile wrath and personal prejudice. Individuals can be grossly misjudged and defamed by such material. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Supposing it should happen that a man has been defamed, has brought an action, and has got damages for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then the person defamed will get his remedy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot think of any plaintiff believing that he has been defamed who has sought merely an injunction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is right that it should be retained to make a decision where a man says that he has been defamed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could not go on so long as it contained the defamatory matter of which the person defamed complained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, a person who is defamed should have a right to justice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, about people who are perhaps defamed by things which are published and which have previously been stored electronically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be cases where somebody who is very poor is grossly defamed by a newspaper or by somebody else and suffers great damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An individual was defamed, although the allegations could have been looked at thoroughly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact of being defamed was undoubtedly the worst experience of my life, although some say that birth is pretty traumatic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Persons who had rendered invaluable service were defamed as dishonest intriguers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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