Defenition of the word calumny

• Defenition of the word calumny

  • A slanderous remark.
  • An abusive attack of a person's reputation by any slanderous communication.
  • A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
  • the act of defaming
  • a malicious attack
  • an abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
  • an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  • a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Synonyms for the word calumny

• • aspersion
  • defamation
  • denigration
  • hatchet job
  • libel
  • lie
  • lies
  • misrepresentation
  • obloquy
  • slander
  • slur
  • smear
  • traducement

Similar words in the calumny

• • calumny
  • calumny's

Hyponyms for the word calumny

• • assassination
  • blackwash
  • character assassination
  • epithet
  • libel
  • malignment
  • name
  • name calling
  • names
  • slander
  • smear
  • vilification

Hypernyms for the word calumny

• • attack
  • denigration
  • deprecation
  • depreciation
  • derogation
  • disparagement

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