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- [kal-uh m-nee]
- /ˈkæl əm ni/
- /ˈkæl.əm.ni/
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- [kal-uh m-nee]
- /ˈkæl əm ni/
Definitions of calumny word
- variable noun calumny Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them. 3
- noun calumny the malicious utterance of false charges or misrepresentation; slander; defamation 3
- noun calumny such a false charge or misrepresentation 3
- noun calumny a false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation 3
- noun calumny the uttering of such a statement; slander 3
- noun plural calumny a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. 1
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Origin of calumny
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin calumnia, equivalent to calumn-, perhaps originally a middle participle of calvī to deceive + -ia -y3)
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Parts of speech for Calumny
noun
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exclamation
calumny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
calumny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calumny
noun calumny
- defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- slander — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- libel — the false accusation that Jews murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals: blood libels that spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
Antonyms for calumny
noun calumny
- eulogy — A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
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