Calumny Definition
kăləm-nē
calumnies
noun
calumnies
A false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation.
Webster's New World
The uttering of such a statement; slander.
Webster's New World
A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander.
Webster's New World Law
A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money.
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Other Word Forms of Calumny
Noun
Singular:
calumny
Plural:
calumniesOrigin of Calumny
Middle English calumnie from Old French calomnie from Latin calumnia from calvī to deceive
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle French calomnie, from Latin calumnia (“slander”), perhaps from calvor (“I deceive”).
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