Meaning of CALUMNY
| Pronunciation: | | 'kalumnee
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- [n] an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- [n] a malicious attack
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| | Synonyms: | | aspersion, defamation, defamation, denigration, hatchet job, obloquy, slander, traducement |
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| | See Also: | | assassination, attack, character assassination, depreciation, derogation, disparagement, epithet, libel, malignment, name, name calling, names, slander, smear, vilification | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
{Challenge}, n.]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ``Infamous
calumnies.'' --Motley.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | abuse, animadversion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, bitchiness, calumniation, cattiness, contumely, defamation, depreciation, disparagement, invective, libel, obloquy, opprobrium, reflection, revilement, scandal, scurrility, slander, stricture, tale, traducement, vilification, vituperation |
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