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diffamieren
to blacken somebody's/something's name/reputation [as somebody/something]
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German
English
English
dif·fa·mie·ren* [dɪfaˈmi:rən] VB trans
jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] diffamieren
to blacken sb's/sth's name/reputation [as sb/sth]
jdn/etw [als jdn/etw] diffamieren
to malign [or vilify] sb
jdn/etw diffamieren
to drag sb's/sth's name [or reputation] through the mud
English
English
German
German
to bork sb Am inf
jdn diffamieren (bes. bei Kandidaten für öfftl. Ämter)
Präsens
ichdiffamiere
dudiffamierst
er/sie/esdiffamiert
wirdiffamieren
ihrdiffamiert
siediffamieren
Präteritum
ichdiffamierte
dudiffamiertest
er/sie/esdiffamierte
wirdiffamierten
ihrdiffamiertet
siediffamierten
Perfekt
ichhabediffamiert
duhastdiffamiert
er/sie/eshatdiffamiert
wirhabendiffamiert
ihrhabtdiffamiert
siehabendiffamiert
Plusquamperfekt
ichhattediffamiert
duhattestdiffamiert
er/sie/eshattediffamiert
wirhattendiffamiert
ihrhattetdiffamiert
siehattendiffamiert
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to bork sb Am inf
jdn diffamieren (bes. bei Kandidaten für öfftl. Ämter)
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Im Jahr 2004 wurde sie unter Beteiligung privater Medien in einer Hetzkampagne öffentlich diffamiert und unglaubwürdig gemacht.
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Da er Ärzte als Pillendealer (pill-pusher) diffamierte, hatte er mit dem medizinischen Establishment erhebliche Probleme, die ihn für einen Scharlatan hielten.
de.wikipedia.org
Die Reaktion der deutschen Intellektuellen und der deutschen Presse war es, die Auslandspresse als Lügenpresse zu diffamieren.
de.wikipedia.org
Dieser wurde „als Ausbund aller gefährlichen Neigungen unserer Nation (…) deren psychische Dekadenz sich eindeutig von seiner politischen Dekadenz herleitet“ diffamiert.
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Juden wurden zunehmend öffentlich diffamiert, ebenso wurden Flugblätter verteilt.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)
[...]
Als Teilnehmer der Résistance wurde er in Frankreich und Italien staatlich geehrt, in der Bundesrepublik wegen seiner Parteizugehörigkeit wiederholt diffamiert und musste sogar um die Wiederzuerkennung der deutschen Staatbürgerschaft kämpfen.
[...]
www.wollheim-memorial.de
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As a participant in the résistance, he was officially honored in France and Italy, but in the Federal Republic of Germany he was repeatedly vilified because of his KPD membership and even had to fight for recognition of his German citizenship.
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www.wollheim-memorial.de
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" BERLIN CALLING ist der erste aufrichtige und ehrliche Film über eine Musikbewegung, die von den Massenmedien oft arrogant diffamiert wird " Telerama Fr ( 17.08.2008 ) by Jérémie Couston
www.berlin-calling.de
[...]
" BERLIN CALLING is the first honest and candid film about a musical genre often arrogantly vilified by mainstream media. " Telerama Fr ( 17.08.2008 ) by Jérémie Couston
www.berlin-calling.de

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