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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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CALUMNY definition: 1. (the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the…. Learn more.
1. : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation. denounced his opponent for his defamatory insinuations and calumny. 2. : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation. He was the target of calumny for his unpopular beliefs. calumnious. kə-ˈləm-nē-əs. adjective.
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.
noun. The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone: aspersion, calumniation, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, scandal, slander, traducement, vilification. Law: libel.
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. 2. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation.
(the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person: He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued. Synonym. hatchet job informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging reputation. anti-defamation. aspersion. besmirch.
Jun 12, 2024 · calumny ( countable and uncountable, plural calumnies) ( countable) A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing . ( uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander. Webster's New World Law. A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another. Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money. Wiktionary. Synonyms:
calumny meaning, definition, what is calumny: an untrue and unfair statement about som...: Learn more.
