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noun
A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disparagement, depreciation, derogation
Narrower terms: character assassination, assassination, blackwash, smear, vilification, malignment, libel, slander, name calling, names, name, epithet
History
Etymology tree English calumniate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English calumniation From calumniate + -ion.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
