Defaming someone is a form of verbal attack that involves making false or damaging statements about them. The crossword solutions for the term DEFAMES include MALIGNS (7 letters), ASPERSES (8 letters), SLURS (5 letters), BASHES (6 letters), SLANDERS (8 letters), SMEARS (6 letters), LIBELS (6 letters), SPATTERS (8 letters), and TRADUCES (8 letters). All of these words refer to different ways of verbally attacking someone, such as making false accusations, spreading rumors, or speaking negatively about them.