单词 | calumny |
释义 | calumny/ˈkaləmni![]() noun (plural calumnies) [mass noun] 1The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander: a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation...
Synonyms slander, defamation (of character), character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel; scandalmongering, malicious gossip, muckraking, smear campaign, disparagement, denigration, derogation, aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse, backbiting, vituperation, revilement, scurrility; lies, slurs, smears, untruths, false accusations, false reports, insults, slights informal mud-slinging North American informal bad-mouthing archaic contumely 1.1 [count noun] A false and slanderous statement: a change in the law would prevent the press from publishing calumnies...
verb (calumnies, calumnying, calumnied) [with object] formal Slander (someone).That passage takes us closer to the reason why he has been hated and calumnied for so long....
Derivativescalumnious![]()
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin calumnia.
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