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diffamer

  • \di.fa.me\
  • \di.fɑ.me\
  • [di.fa.me] France (Paris)

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Du latin diffamare (« diffamer, dénigrer, décrier »), de fama.

verb diffamer · avoir diffamé · en diffamant · en ayant diffamé · diffamant · diffamé

  1. Décrier, chercher à déshonorer, à nuire à la réputation par ses paroles ou par ses écrits. Il l’a diffamé partout.

Similar: calomnier, critiquer, décrier, médire

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verb

Similar: calomnier, critiquer, décrier, médire

In English

  • vilify say defamatory things about; to speak ill of
  • defame to harm, to diminish the reputation of
  • traduce to malign by making malicious and false or defamatory statements
  • diss to put someone down or show verbal disrespect
  • backbite to make defamatory statements about another
  • smear to damage someone's reputation by slandering, making false accusations

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"diffamer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/diffamer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

diffamer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/diffamer

Chicago

"diffamer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/diffamer.

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@misc{diffamer_2026,
  title = {diffamer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/diffamer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}