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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 definition: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. See examples of CALUMNY used in a sentence.
Definition of calumny noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
calumny - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions. calumniation, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy. depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something.
(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.
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.
Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them.
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:
