Defame

v. (ming) libel; slander; speak ill of. 7 defamation defa’meLf(a)n/ n. defamatory /di Tmateri/ adj. [Latin fama report] default /di’ fait/ n. 1 failure to appear, pay, or act as one should. 2 preselected option adopted by a computer program when no alternative is specified.o. fail to fulfil (esp. a legal) obligation. o by default because of lack of an alternative or opposition. in default of because of the absence of.:1 defaulter n. [French: related to FAIL]