| 单词 | calumny |
| 释义 | calumny (once / 1200 pages) n Use the noun calumny to characterize verbal attacks that are meant to destroy reputations or friendships. You've probably seen political ads during election time that rely on calumny to move voters. Calumny comes from the Latin word calvi, meaning "to trick, deceive," which is why it can also describe falsely accusing someone or quoting them out of context with the intent to do them harm. Some political candidates use this tactic against opponents in the hope that voters will be tricked into thinking that the accusations are true. WORD FAMILYcalumny: calumniate, calumniation, calumnies, calumnious+/calumniate: calumniated, calumniates, calumniating/calumniation: calumniations/calumnious: calumniously USAGE EXAMPLESThis is a calumny of the most disgusting order. The New Yorker(Dec 16, 2016) But I am above that sort of calumny. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) These are now attacking minority rights and progressive values, with anti-PC guerrillas out and about looking for, or making up, cultural calumnies. The Guardian(Nov 08, 2016) 1n a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions Syn|Hypo|Hyper calumniation, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement assassination, blackwash, character assassination an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation malignment, smear, vilificationslanderous defamation libela false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slanderwords falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, namesverbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument epithet, namea defamatory or abusive word or phrase mudslanderous remarks or charges smear wordan epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation depreciation, derogation, disparagement a communication that belittles somebody or something 2n an abusive attack on a person's character or good name Syn|Hyper aspersion, defamation, denigration, slander attack strong criticism |
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