noun Download 🔗Share A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing. Examples : "The rumor about Sarah cheating on the test was a harmful calumny, ruining her reputation with her classmates. " communication media law politics character society statement word moral negative action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another. Examples : "Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money." communication law media politics statement moral character language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate. Examples : "He tried to calumny his rival by spreading rumors about his past. " character communication moral law guilt society state person action negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading