Definition
An archaic form meaning to defame, damage the reputation of, or dishonor someone.
Etymology
From Old French 'diffamer,' derived from Latin 'diffamare' (to spread rumors), composed of 'dis-' (apart, thoroughly) and 'fama' (fame, rumor). This is an older spelling variant of 'defame' from Middle English.
Kelly Says
In the Middle Ages, 'fama' (rumor/fame) wasn't something you could control—it spread through town like wildfire, and lawyers actually had to deal with 'defamation of fama'! The word shows how medieval people were already worried about reputation damage.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُشيع
yu-shee-a
CACatalà
difamar
dee-fa-mar
CSČeština
obžalovat
ob-zhal-ovat
DEDeutsch
beleidigen
bay-lay-di-gen
ELΕλληνικά
κατασπαρμός
kata-spar-mos
ESEspañol
difamar
dee-fa-mar
FISuomi
kieltää
kie-l-taa
FRFrançais
diffamer
dee-fa-mar
GUGU
શુભેચ્છા
shubh-ech-cha
HEעברית
לשון הרע
lashon hara
HIहिन्दी
निंदा करना
ni-nda-ka-rna
HUMagyar
beszédes
bes-zed-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
menfitnahkan
men-fit-nah-kan
ITItaliano
diffamare
dee-fa-mare
MSBahasa Melayu
fitnah
fit-nah
NLNederlands
lasterlijk
las-ter-lijk
PLPolski
oszczerczać
os-che-r-cha-t
PTPortuguês
difamar
dee-fa-mar
RORomână
a difama
a dee-fa-ma
RUРусский
осуждать
o-soo-zhdavat
SVSvenska
slander
slan-der
SWKiswahili
kujaza
koo-ja-za
THไทย
หมิ่นประมาท
min-pra-ma-thot
TLTL
pagsasabi
pags-a-sa-bi
TRTürkçe
iftira atmak
if-ti-rah at-mak
UKУкраїнська
осуджувати
o-soo-zhu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
phỉ báng
fee-bang