2024-01-26 10:15:06
The verb defame is not equivalent to to accuseso the turn is not appropriate defame something negative.
In the press, however, it is possible to find examples such as the following: “She is going to sue those who defamed him as a murderer”, “She will attack the person who defamed her for harassing minors” or “Laboratory tests will be carried out to deny the video where “They defame him as an alcoholic.”
As can be seen from the first meaning of defame in the academic dictionary, which is ‘to discredit someoneorally or in writing, publishing something against their good opinion and fame’, this verb can be accompanied by the person who is the victim of criticism or reproach, as well as the way in which it is carried out: «They defamed her with news false”, “They defamed the doctor by accusing him of negligence”.
However, improper use of the twist is not uncommon. defame something in the sense of ‘to accuse in a defamatory manner’, often with nouns such as abuse o harassmentprobably with the idea of express that it would be a defamatory falsehood. It is possible that this construction is a crossing with to accusewhich does have a complement introduced by of to indicate the fault or crime that is attributed.
Thus, in the previous sentences, it could have been written, for example, “She is going to sue those who defamed him, accusing him of being a murderer”, “She will attack the person who defamed her with accusations of harassment of minors” and “Laboratory tests will be carried out to deny the video where they defame him by calling him an alcoholic.
Finally, it is remembered that It is also not appropriate to introduce with of person victim of defamation, as in “She announced legal measures against those who defamed her.” Here it can be “She announced legal measures against those who defamed her.”
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