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defame

/dɪˈfeɪm/
noun
  1. Disgrace, dishonour.

  2. Defamation; slander, libel.

verb
  1. To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.

  2. To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence.

  3. To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.

    "to defame somebody"

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