Rufmord

German

Etymology

Ruf (“reputation”) +‎ Mord (“murder”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʀuːfˌmɔʀt]
• Hyphenation: Ruf‧mord

Noun

Rufmord m (genitive Rufmords or Rufmordes, plural Rufmorde)

1. calumny, character assassination

Derived terms

• Rufmordkampagne

Further reading

• Rufmord on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Rufmord” in Duden online