Hyphenation
de·famedTurkish pronunciation
dîfeymdPronunciation
/dəˈfāmd/ /dɪˈfeɪmd/
Etymology
[ di-'fAm, dE- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French defamer, from Medieval Latin defamare, alteration of Latin diffamare, from dis- + fama reputation, fame.