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defamed

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 F EY1 M D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Shown rampant without its tail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, postpositional

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Examples

  • a lion defamed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: defame

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of defame

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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