calumny
To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to…To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.
» There's something even worse than calumny, it's truth.
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1 senses(formal)To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.
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Examples
3 sentencesThere's something even worse than calumny, it's truth.
It seems probable that the licentiousness ordinarily imputed to Sappho may be a calumny.
The Gospels articulated a calumny that would be used for millennia to justify the slaughter of Jews.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Late Middle English calumnīe (“false accusation, slander; (law) objection raised in bFrom Late Middle English calumnīe (“false accusation, slander; (law) objection raised in bad faith”), borrowed from Old French calomnie (“slander, calumny”) (modern French calomnie), or directly from its etymon Latin calumnia (“false statement, misrepresentation; false accusation, malicious charge”), perhaps also related to calvor (“to deceive”). The English word is a doublet of challenge.
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Forms
calumnies, calumnying, calumnied, calumniedSynonyms
63 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle