defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
(noun) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone’s words or actions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
calumniation (countable and uncountable, plural calumniations)
A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*lum`ni*a"tion, n.
Definition: False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name. The calumniation of her principal counselors. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
