calumny
noun/ˈkæləmni/
/ˈkæləmni/
(plural calumnies)
(formal)- [countable] a false statement about a person that is made to damage their reputation
- He accused the press of publishing vicious calumnies.
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- [uncountable] the act of making such a statement synonym slander
- a campaign of gossip and calumny
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin calumnia.
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