CALUMNY

aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration

(noun) an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms: calumniousness, defamation, obloquy, traducement, vilification, Thesaurus:slander

Verb

calumny (third-person singular simple present calumnies, present participle calumnying, simple past and past participle calumnied)

(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.

Synonym: Thesaurus:defame

Source: Wiktionary

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Cal"um*ny, n.; pl. Calumnies. Etym: [L. calumnia, fr. calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf. Challenge, n.]

Definition: False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamouse calumnies." Motley. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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