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- Dictionarycalumny/ˈkaləmni/
noun
- 1. the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander: "a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation"
verb
- 1. slander (someone). formal
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Sep 8, 2012 · 1. : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation. denounced his opponent for his defamatory insinuations and calumny. 2. : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation.
CALUMNY definition: 1. (the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the…. Learn more.
(the act of making) a statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that person: He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued. Synonym. hatchet job informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging reputation. anti-defamation. aspersion. besmirch.
1. a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. 2. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation.
noun. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions. synonyms: calumniation, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement. see more. a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person.
Definition of calumny noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone: aspersion, calumniation, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, scandal, slander, traducement, vilification. Law: libel.
Calumny definition: a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. See examples of CALUMNY used in a sentence.
1. a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something. The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. 2. the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun calumny mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun calumny. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
