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# How to pronounce "defames" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dɛfæmɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **de·fa·mes**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "defames" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "defeating the taliban so what's the point in continuing the violence our fight is for justice for brotherhood equality and for the real islam not the islam of the taliban which defames the religion our fight is for the rights of our sisters the prophet muhammad said education is compulsory for both men and women the taliban's insurgency over the past"
- **Watch at 3:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5wzbh_aVcc&t=236s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "more dishonoring to him for it imputes his truthfulness and defames his character John says that he that believeth not God hath made him a liar"
- **Watch at 184:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUlRn3PmkVM&t=11061s)

### Example 3
*Accent: UK*
> "Now, it might be obviously if someone defames you're a racist, you've got a defamatory point. So Toby should be defending the counter speech, that is..."
- **Watch at 32:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2rPAr5eUto&t=1953s)


## How to Pronounce "defames"

- **Syllables**: de · fa · mes
- **IPA**: `/dɛfæmɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[defame](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/defame)

### Related Concepts
[discredit](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/discredit), [dishonour](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/dishonour), [humiliate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/humiliate), [abase](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/abase), [denounce](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/denounce), [finger](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/finger), [inculpate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/inculpate), [accuse](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/accuse)

## Related Pronunciations

[deages](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deages)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “defames”?
“defames” is pronounced /dɛfæmɛs/ (de · fa · mes). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “defames”?
“defames” has 3 syllables: de · fa · mes.

### What does “defames” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of defame

### How can I hear “defames” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “defames” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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