diffamieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defame verb To damage someone's reputation by making false or malicious statements about them.
- slander noun A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.
- smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
- vilify verb To make slanderous remarks about someone or something; to criticise harshly.
Senses
diffamieren is used for these senses in English:
- cast aspersions (idiomatic) To make damaging or spiteful remarks.
- smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
- vilify (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
slander — full definition
- noun A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.
- verb To make a false and damaging spoken statement about someone.
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