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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
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
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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