6 Letters
3 Consonants
3 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use defame as a verb in a sentence.
About Defame
A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters a, d, e, f, and m, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters fa. Defame starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, def, defa, defam, and the ending characters are e, me, ame, fame, efame, ..
Definition
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Origin/Roots
Old French
School Grade
Defame is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 6 letters.
Scrabble
Is defame a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Defame in Pig Latin is said as "efameday or efamedway".
Unigram
d | e | f | a | m | e
Bigram
de | ef | fa | am | me
Trigram
def | efa | fam | ame
Quadrigram
defa | efam | fame
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Defame"

There are 210 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to defame.

SynonymDefinition
Absorbcause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Affronta deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront
"turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
Animadversionharsh criticism or disapproval
Appalfill with apprehension or alarm
cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
"The news of the executions horrified us"
Appallfill with apprehension or alarm
cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
"The news of the executions horrified us"
Aspersionthe act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Attaintcondemn by attainder
"the man was attainted"
Badmouthspeak unfavorably about
"She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
Bad Mouth
Baptiseadminister baptism to
"The parents had the child baptized"

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from defame.

Anagram Definition
Defamecharge falsely or with malicious intent
attack the good name and reputation of someone
"The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

View English words with the unique letters used in defame. Words With The Letters Adefm

Derives

Defame derives from 23 words.

Word Definition
Aspersionthe act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Backbiterone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Blotan act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Calumnyan abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
Defamationan abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
Defamerone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Denigrationthe act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
Hatchet Job
Libelerone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Malignerone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

Hypernyms

Defame has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Accusebring an accusation against
level a charge against
"He charged the man with spousal abuse"
Chargea special assignment that is given to a person or group
"a confidential mission to London"
"his charge was deliver a message"

Hyponyms

There are 6 hyponyms for defame

Word Definition
Assassinatedestroy or damage seriously, as of someone''s reputation;
"He assassinated his enemy''s character"
Badmouthspeak unfavorably about;
"She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
Drag Through The Mud
Libelthe written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks
Malignspeak unfavorably about;
"She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
Traducespeak unfavorably about;
"She badmouthes her husband everywhere"

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word defame.

Is defame a scrabble word or can you use defame in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 125427 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 108076 games. This 6 letter 12 point scrabble word can be rearranged 360 ways. What other words can be made with the letters a, d, e, f, and m? There's 10 with 8 letters or less with the letters a, d, e, f, and m. Here is a list of 10 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Defamer (7 letters) 13 +1 14 +1 adeefmr
Defame (6 letters) 12 13 defame
Framed (6 letters) 12 13 framed
Unframed (8 letters) 14 +2 17 +4 unframed
Famed (5 letters) 11 12 famed
Dream Of (8 letters)
Made Of (7 letters)
Made For (8 letters)
Unfamed (7 letters) 13 +1 16 +3 unfamed
Foamed (6 letters) 12 13 foamed





     

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