noun🔗ShareA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing."The rumor about Sarah cheating on the test was a harmful calumny, ruining her reputation with her classmates. "communicationmedialawpoliticscharactersocietystatementwordmoralnegativeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFalsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another."Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money."communicationlawmediapoliticsstatementmoralcharacterlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate."He tried to calumny his rival by spreading rumors about his past. "charactercommunicationmorallawguiltsocietystatepersonactionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
