difamar — meaning in English

English meaning

• defame verb To damage someone's reputation by making false or malicious statements about them.
• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
• traduce verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.

Senses

difamar is used for these senses in English:

• defame To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.]
• defame To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]
• smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
• traduce (transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]

smear — full definition

1. verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
2. verb To damage someone's reputation with false or misleading accusations.
3. noun A false, damaging claim meant to harm someone's reputation.
4. noun A medical test made by spreading a thin sample on a slide, especially a cervical screening test.

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