How many syllables in defamed?

There are 2 syllables in the word defamed.

Divide defamed into syllables:

defamed (verb):: to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel entry 1 sense 2a) or slander (see slander entry 2 sense 2)

blackened

calumniated

denigrated

discredited

disgraced

disparaged

humiliated

libeled

libelled

maligned

shamed

slandered

smeared

traduced

vilified

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