Definition for Calumny:

• Malicious misrepresentation; false charge; slanderous report. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Calumny:

• n.

  •
  • injury,
  • loss of face,
  • under a cloud,
  • smear campaign,
  • discredit,
  • smear,
  • ignominy.
  •
  • Crimes,
  • law.
  •aspersion (noun)
  • dirty digs,
  • backhanded compliments.
  •attack (noun)
  • Impugnment,
  • pugnacity.
  •backbiting (noun)
  • cattinesses,
  • backstabbings.
  •calumniation (noun)
  • malicious statements.
  •calumny (noun)
  • obloquy,
  • hatchet job.
  •communication (noun)
  • calumny.
  •defamation (noun)
  • dirty laundries,
  • low-down dirties,
  • lowdown dirties,
  • lowdown dirty,
  • slap face,
  • low down dirty,
  • low down dirties,
  • cheap shots.
  •denigration (noun)
  • de faming,
  • de-faming,
  • defamings.
  •detraction (noun)
  • muckraking,
  • scandalmongering,
  • injustice,
  • pejoratives,
  • in justice,
  • running down.
  •disparagement (noun)
  • under-estimation,
  • de basements,
  • dis-credit,
  • de-gradations,
  • de-basements,
  • de basement,
  • dis-credits,
  • dis credits,
  • de gradations,
  • de-basement,
  • under estimations,
  • dis credit,
  • under-estimations,
  • under estimation,
  • de gradation,
  • de-gradation.
  •gossip (noun)
  • back fence talks,
  • back fence talk,
  • backfence talk,
  • backfence talks,
  • earfuls,
  • idle talks,
  • dirty linens,
  • malicious talks,
  • back-fence talks,
  • dirty washes.
  •scandal (noun)
  • dis honor,
  • dis-reputes,
  • dis reputes,
  • dis-graces,
  • dis honors,
  • dis graces,
  • dis repute,
  • dis grace,
  • dis-honors,
  • idle rumors,
  • dis-repute,
  • eavesdroppings,
  • dis-grace,
  • skeleton closet,
  • dis-honor.
  •slur (noun)
  • zinger,
  • brickbats,
  • brickbat,
  • zingers.
  •talebearing (noun)
  • Gossipry.

• Other synonyms:

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  • lie,
  • character assassination.
  •censure
  • blame.

Paraphrases for Calumny:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    slander, defamation.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    libel, slur, smear.

Calumny Sentence Examples:

• We put the worst construction upon everything: we find a pleasure in slander and calumny; the slightest suspicion is sufficient for us, and equivalent to a clear transgression.

• It is a very criminal calumny.

Hypernym for Calumny:

• n.

  • communication
    epithet, character assassination, slander, name, names, assassination, malignment, blackwash, smear, vilification, libel, name calling.

Hyponym for Calumny:

• n.

  • communication
    depreciation, derogation, disparagement.