What is another word for Defamed?

Pronunciation: [dɪfˈe͡ɪmd] (IPA)

Defamed is a strong word that can have serious legal consequences. It means to damage someone's reputation through slanderous or libelous statements, which can range from accusations of criminal behavior to personal insults and attacks. Synonyms for defamed include slandered, vilified, smeared, besmirched and maligned. These words all describe negative actions or behaviors that harm someone's reputation. Other synonyms include calumniated, traduced, impugned, and aspersed, which convey the idea of making false or baseless allegations with the intent of harming someone's reputation. Overall, any of these words can be used to describe negative actions or behaviors that damage someone's reputation.

What are the hypernyms for Defamed?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Defamed

He drew one of the Defamed chairs to the table and sat down to test the broad ivory blade of the paper knife.
"The Woman in Black"
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
And, I beseech ye, pray for me, and if ye ever be Defamed of any, let me hear thereof, and as I have been ever thy true knight in right and wrong, so will I be again.
"The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights"
James Knowles
It was to the pain he felt when his hero was Defamed by the supporters of Austria that he traced that contempt of public opinion which he notes as a characteristic of the greater part of his manhood, yet we may doubt if any external event was needed to develop in him this special turn of mind.
"The Youth of Goethe"
Peter Hume Brown

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