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   De·fame

   /dəˈfām/

   

   verb

   • 1. damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel: "he claimed that the article defamed his family"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French diffamer, from Latin diffamare ‘spread evil report’, from dis- (expressing removal) + fama ‘report’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. defamer noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

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