calumny[noun]Synonyms: detraction, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, defamation, depreciation, disparagement, scandal, slander, tale
Antonyms: eulogy, vindication
Contrasted words: encomium, panegyric, tribute, adulation, compliment, flattery
Related Words: animadversion,
reflection,
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cal‧um‧ny /ˈkæləmni/
noun (
plural calumnies)
[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi 'to deceive']
1. [countable] an untrue and unfair statement about someone that is intended to give people a bad opinion of them
2. [uncountable] when someone says things like this
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