0 to damage the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true: --
1 to damage someone’s or something’s reputation by saying or writing bad things that are not true: --
He was behind the propaganda campaign to defame his political opponent.
2 to harm someone's reputation by saying or writing bad things about them: --
It is possible to defame a company as companies are considered to have a legal 'personality'.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.