calumny

[ kal-uhm-nee ]

/ ˈkæl əm ni /

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noun, plural cal·um·nies.

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.

Origin of calumny

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin calumnia, equivalent to calumn-, perhaps originally a middle participle of calvī to deceive + -ia-y³)

SYNONYMS FOR calumny

2 libel, vilification, calumniation, derogation.

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Words nearby calumny

caltrop family, calumet, Calumet City, calumniate, calumnious, calumny, calutron, Calvados, calvaria, calvarium, Calvary

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Example sentences from the Web for calumny

One imagines that the latest pope, a Jesuit, is familiar with the centuries of calumny that have been heaped upon his forebears.
Thank God Pope Francis Is a Jesuit|Jonathan Wright|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Neither envy nor calumny had the least influence over me, or I felt it only from persons who had not the power to injure me.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
The world was reduced to calumny, or, which it thought funnier, to laughing at his peculiarities; he went by the name of Combabus.
Cousin Betty|Honore de Balzac
Meanwhile he secretly reflects upon the particular sort of calumny that will have the greatest degree of verisimilitude.
Human Intercourse|Philip Gilbert Hamerton

How little foundation there is for this calumny is sufficiently apparent to our readers.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
At that very moment the morning papers were being distributed bearing a burden of calumny.
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for calumny

calumny

/ (ˈkæləmnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

the malicious utterance of false charges or misrepresentation; slander; defamation

such a false charge or misrepresentation

Word Origin for calumny

C15: from Latin calumnia deception, slander

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单词	calumny
释义	calumny [ kal-uhm-nee ] / ˈkæl əm ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calumny ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural cal·um·nies. 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. Origin of calumny 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin calumnia, equivalent to calumn-, perhaps originally a middle participle of calvī to deceive + -ia-y³) SYNONYMS FOR calumny 2 libel, vilification, calumniation, derogation. SEE SYNONYMS FOR calumny ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby calumny caltrop family, calumet, Calumet City, calumniate, calumnious, calumny, calutron, Calvados, calvaria, calvarium, Calvary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calumny One imagines that the latest pope, a Jesuit, is familiar with the centuries of calumny that have been heaped upon his forebears. Thank God Pope Francis Is a Jesuit\|Jonathan Wright\|March 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Neither envy nor calumny had the least influence over me, or I felt it only from persons who had not the power to injure me. My Ten Years' Imprisonment\|Silvio Pellico The world was reduced to calumny, or, which it thought funnier, to laughing at his peculiarities; he went by the name of Combabus. Cousin Betty\|Honore de Balzac Meanwhile he secretly reflects upon the particular sort of calumny that will have the greatest degree of verisimilitude. Human Intercourse\|Philip Gilbert Hamerton How little foundation there is for this calumny is sufficiently apparent to our readers. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam At that very moment the morning papers were being distributed bearing a burden of calumny. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop\|Hamlin Garland British Dictionary definitions for calumny calumny / (ˈkæləmnɪ) / noun plural -nies the malicious utterance of false charges or misrepresentation; slander; defamation such a false charge or misrepresentation Word Origin for calumny C15: from Latin calumnia deception, slander Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calumny defamation, lie
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calumny

noun, plural cal·um·nies.

Origin of calumny

SYNONYMS FOR calumny

Words nearby calumny

Example sentences from the Web for calumny

British Dictionary definitions for calumny

noun plural -nies

Word Origin for calumny

Words related to calumny