- Types Of Speech
- You can use defame as a verb in a sentence.
- About Defame
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters a, d, e, f, and m, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters fa. Defame starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, def, defa, defam, and the ending characters are e, me, ame, fame, efame, ..
- Definition
- Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Defame is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is defame a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Defame in Pig Latin is said as "efameday or efamedway".
- Unigram
- d | e | f | a | m | e
- Bigram
- de | ef | fa | am | me
- Trigram
- def | efa | fam | ame
- Quadrigram
- defa | efam | fame
- Word Gram
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| Affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
| Animadversion | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| Appal | fill with apprehension or alarm cause to be unpleasantly surprised "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview" "The news of the executions horrified us" |
| Appall | fill with apprehension or alarm cause to be unpleasantly surprised "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview" "The news of the executions horrified us" |
| Aspersion | the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) |
| Attaint | condemn by attainder "the man was attainted" |
| Badmouth | speak unfavorably about "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" |
| Bad Mouth | |
| Baptise | administer baptism to "The parents had the child baptized" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Defame
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Defame | charge falsely or with malicious intent attack the good name and reputation of someone "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" |
View English words with the unique letters used in defame. Words With The Letters Adefm
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aspersion | the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) |
| Backbiter | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
| Blot | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| Calumny | an abusive attack on a person''s character or good name |
| Defamation | an abusive attack on a person''s character or good name |
| Defamer | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
| Denigration | the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) |
| Hatchet Job | |
| Libeler | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
| Maligner | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accuse | bring an accusation against level a charge against "He charged the man with spousal abuse" |
| Charge | a special assignment that is given to a person or group "a confidential mission to London" "his charge was deliver a message" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assassinate | destroy or damage seriously, as of someone''s reputation; "He assassinated his enemy''s character" |
| Badmouth | speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" |
| Drag Through The Mud | |
| Libel | the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks |
| Malign | speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" |
| Traduce | speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defamer (7 letters) | 13 +1 | 14 +1 | adeefmr | ||
| Defame (6 letters) | 12 | 13 | defame | ||
| Framed (6 letters) | 12 | 13 | framed | ||
| Unframed (8 letters) | 14 +2 | 17 +4 | unframed | ||
| Famed (5 letters) | 11 | 12 | famed | ||
| Dream Of (8 letters) | |||||
| Made Of (7 letters) | |||||
| Made For (8 letters) | |||||
| Unfamed (7 letters) | 13 +1 | 16 +3 | unfamed | ||
| Foamed (6 letters) | 12 | 13 | foamed |
Defame Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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