defaming

defaming is the present participle and gerund of defame.

Meaning of defame

defame (third-person singular simple present defames, present participle defaming, simple past and past participle defamed)

To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.
- My guilt thy growing virtues did defame; / My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name.1697, Virgil, “The Tenth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Synonyms:

discredit, dishonour, humiliate, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, degrade, demean, demote
(historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence.
- Rebecca is […] defamed of sorcery practised on the person of a noble knight.
Synonyms:

denounce, finger, inculpate, accuse, atwite, blame, bumble, challenge, cop out, decry
To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
- to defame somebody
Synonyms:

besmirch, libel, slander

defaming (plural defamings)

plural	defamings

What does defaming mean?: Defaming means defamation.
What is defaming the present participle and gerund of?: Defaming is the present participle and gerund of defame.
What part of speech is defaming?: Defaming is a noun.
What is the plural of defaming?: The plural of defaming is defamings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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