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- Dictionarycalumny/ˈkaləmni/
noun
- 1. the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander: "a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation"
verb
- 1. slander (someone). formal
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- English (US)
Calumny is a noun that means a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation or the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
noun. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions. synonyms: calumniation, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement. see more. noun. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name. synonyms: aspersion, defamation, denigration, slander. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Calumny."
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation. Synonyms: derogation, vilification. Discover More.
- Etymology
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From Late Middle English calumnīe (“false accusation, slander; (law) objection raised in bad faith”), borrowed from Old French calomnie (“slander, calumny”) (modern French calomnie), or directly from its etymon Latin calumnia (“false statement, misrepresentation; false accusation, malicious charge”), perhaps related to calvor (“to deceive”), ultima...
calumny (countable and uncountable, plural calumnies) 1. (countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing. 1.1. 1759, William Robertson, “Book V”, in The History of Scotland, during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI, till His Accession to the Crown of England.[…], volume I, London: […] A[ndrew...
calumny (third-person singular simple present calumnies, present participle calumnying, simple past and past participle calumnied) 1. (transitive, formal) To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate. 1.1. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:defame 1.1. 1849, Wol...
Calumny is a formal word for a statement that is not true and is intended to damage someone's reputation. Learn more about its meaning, synonyms and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Calumny is a false and malicious statement or utterance to injure someone's reputation. Find the origin, translations and examples of calumny and related words in this comprehensive online dictionary.
