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defame
English
Etymology
From Middle English defamen, from Anglo-Norman defamer (verb), defame (noun), and its source, Latin diff?m?, from f?ma (“fame; rumour; reputation”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??fe?m/
- Rhymes: -e?m
Verb
defame (third-person singular simple present defames, present participle defaming, simple past and past participle defamed)
- To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.]
- My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.
- (now chiefly historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence. [from 14th c.]
- Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight.
- To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]
- to defame somebody
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defame
Related terms
- defamatory
- defamation
Translations
Noun
defame (countable and uncountable, plural defames)
- (now rare, archaic) Disgrace, dishonour. [from 14th c.]
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1:
- And all the sparks that may bring unto flame / Hate betwixt man and wife, or breed defame.
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, I.1:
- (now rare or nonstandard) Defamation; slander, libel. [from 15th c.]
Further reading
- defame in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- defame in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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dishonour
English
Alternative forms
- dishonor (American)
Etymology
From Old French deshonor.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d?s??n?(?)/
Noun
dishonour (countable and uncountable, plural dishonours) (Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa)
- Shame or disgrace.
- You have brought dishonour upon the family.
- Lack of honour or integrity.
- (law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
Synonyms
- unhonour
Translations
Verb
dishonour (third-person singular simple present dishonours, present participle dishonouring, simple past and past participle dishonoured) (Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa)
- To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
- You have dishonoured the family.
- To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
- To violate or rape.
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