Definition of calumny in English:

calumny

nounPlural calumnies ˈkaləmniˈkæləmni

mass noun

1The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
诬蔑，中伤，诽谤
a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation
Example sentencesExamples
- The management of the countryside, in which we landowners and farmers take such pride and for which we so often receive so much calumny, is just doing the same things on a still larger scale.
- It is symbolic of the way that this glamorous Italian has ridden out the storm of controversy, calumny and secrecy surrounding the building, designed by her late husband.
- Upon publication, he sued the newspaper for calumny because he was financially secure and was not in the shop-sign business.
- Has it ever occurred to you that calumny is as grave a sin as witchcraft and that it would be advisable to at least know what you are talking about before you assassinate somebody's character?
- As the first barrister briefed in that seminal case, it behoves me to respond to this ignorant calumny.
- Weapons or slander do not cut it; fire or false presentation does not burn it; water or calumny does not moisten it, and wind or rumour does not dry it.
- You risk committing the sin of calumny.
- I can only get away with this calumny because of the shield of anonymity.
- Scandal, woe and calumny struck the otherwise genteel junior school carol concert last night.
- He defended his beliefs with vigour, but in the end was overwhelmed by the flood of insult and calumny to which he was subjected.
- Although it's likely that she will prevail in court, he has made an ugly situation even uglier by echoing a lot of calumny and spreading bald disinformation, thereby reaffirming public lies.
- This calumny would be delightedly used by Caesar's enemies throughout his life to imply his homosexuality.
- What ethical responsibility does a bulletin board system bear towards publishing this calumny?
- It pains us to be a subject of real calumny, unjustifiably so.
- I find myself the victim of a campaign of calumny and abuse.
- When I buy Frank magazine and pass it around, I am doing evil for I am sharing in the sin of detraction and calumny.
- Incidentally, he takes her to task for disseminating such calumny.
- I'm sure both parts of this assertion are mere calumny.
- The notion that his allegations may be no more than calumny, or suspicion without substance doesn't seem to bother him.
- It would be a calumny on the reputation of that great man to suggest it.
Synonyms
slander, defamation (of character), character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel
scandalmongering, malicious gossip, muckraking, smear campaign, disparagement, denigration, derogation, aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse, backbiting, vituperation, revilement, scurrility
lies, slurs, smears, untruths, false accusations, false reports, insults, slights
informal mud-slinging
North American informal bad-mouthing
archaic contumely
1. 1.1count noun A false and slanderous statement.
  a change in the law would prevent the press from publishing calumnies
  Example sentencesExamples
  Secure in the knowledge he cannot fight back, the press is free to pursue him, committing to print whatever calumnies it likes.
  Some even viewed the charge of novelty as a calumny leveled at them by their contemporary enemies.
  We've been reminding him of all the calumnies and vituperations and bombast he has heaped upon the trade unionists of this country in recent years.
  Could it have been those allegiances that in some way led her to purvey such calumnies?
  Even then, they fled the party and subjected him to a vitriolic calumny unprecedented in more than 70 years, and he lost.
  Some people will tell you that it rains in Wales most days but that's a vicious calumny.
  The suggestion that the knights had previously had any communication with King Henry is a gross calumny.
  I resent the calumny that they've heaped on him.
  The counter-argument is that anonymity permits total calumnies to be propagated without punishment.
  Do you think the government should step in at that point and put a stop to these calumnies?
  This is a well-worn calumny.
  As for my getting more and more curmudgeonly, that is an outright calumny).
  I'd just like to say that, having recently returned from Tangiers, this is a complete calumny against a fine bunch of traders.
  The book is replete with hateful calumnies about men.
  It creates a nexus of links that increase the chance that the calumny will come to the top of a google search.
  But I hope that I may be allowed to point out a very grave misunderstanding and misattribution, and to protest the calumny with which the attack on me reaches its crescendo.
  The girls were doubtless out for a good time but they were perfectly law - abiding women and the calumny has unfairly stuck.
  In an age of magnificent oratory, he was revered among the Irish for rejecting the calumnies against them made by a prominent, bigoted English historian of the times.
  She is the victim of a terrible calumny for which cheats in her own profession must bear the blame.
  That's her privilege, but I shan't forget the calumny in a hurry.
  Synonyms
  slander, defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel

verbcalumnying, calumnies, calumniedˈkaləmni

[with object]formal

Slander (someone).
〈正式〉诽谤，中伤
Example sentencesExamples
- What I don't believe is that it is necessary to calumny it with things it does not teach or believe.
- Indeed, clubs play on that calumny to cover their tracks, ever ready with an insinuation or well-placed leak concerning the real reason behind a manager's departure.
- She has exposed herself to calumny from nearly all sides and may have dealt her career a mortal blow.
- That passage takes us closer to the reason why he has been hated and calumnied for so long.
- The business plan is to use all that calumny and controversy to make money off news-stand sales but it doesn't seem to be working and ad revenues are small.

Derivatives

calumnious

adjective kəˈlʌmnɪəskəˈləmniəs

formal

(of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous.
all of these charges are false and calumnious
Example sentencesExamples
- I was disgusted by their calumnious attack on my son's integrity
- Commenters have left all kinds of comments to posts that the authors of those posts find objectionable, even calumnious.
- As it completes one year of calumnious existence, and rings in a new millennium of slander and misrepresentation, we would like to brag.
- I intend to hear nothing more of your calumnious fabrications.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin calumnia.

challenge from Middle English:
Challenge was first recorded in the senses ‘an accusation’ and ‘to accuse’. The Latin base is calumnia ‘false accusation’, which also gave calumny (mid 16th century) ‘a false statement damaging someone's reputation’ in late Middle English.

Definition of calumny in US English:

calumny

nounˈkæləmniˈkaləmnē

1The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
诬蔑，中伤，诽谤
a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation
Example sentencesExamples
- I can only get away with this calumny because of the shield of anonymity.
- The management of the countryside, in which we landowners and farmers take such pride and for which we so often receive so much calumny, is just doing the same things on a still larger scale.
- It pains us to be a subject of real calumny, unjustifiably so.
- This calumny would be delightedly used by Caesar's enemies throughout his life to imply his homosexuality.
- Incidentally, he takes her to task for disseminating such calumny.
- I find myself the victim of a campaign of calumny and abuse.
- As the first barrister briefed in that seminal case, it behoves me to respond to this ignorant calumny.
- You risk committing the sin of calumny.
- Upon publication, he sued the newspaper for calumny because he was financially secure and was not in the shop-sign business.
- What ethical responsibility does a bulletin board system bear towards publishing this calumny?
- Weapons or slander do not cut it; fire or false presentation does not burn it; water or calumny does not moisten it, and wind or rumour does not dry it.
- I'm sure both parts of this assertion are mere calumny.
- Has it ever occurred to you that calumny is as grave a sin as witchcraft and that it would be advisable to at least know what you are talking about before you assassinate somebody's character?
- The notion that his allegations may be no more than calumny, or suspicion without substance doesn't seem to bother him.
- He defended his beliefs with vigour, but in the end was overwhelmed by the flood of insult and calumny to which he was subjected.
- Although it's likely that she will prevail in court, he has made an ugly situation even uglier by echoing a lot of calumny and spreading bald disinformation, thereby reaffirming public lies.
- Scandal, woe and calumny struck the otherwise genteel junior school carol concert last night.
- When I buy Frank magazine and pass it around, I am doing evil for I am sharing in the sin of detraction and calumny.
- It is symbolic of the way that this glamorous Italian has ridden out the storm of controversy, calumny and secrecy surrounding the building, designed by her late husband.
- It would be a calumny on the reputation of that great man to suggest it.
Synonyms
slander, defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel
1. 1.1 A false and slanderous statement.
  a change in the law would prevent the press from publishing calumnies
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even then, they fled the party and subjected him to a vitriolic calumny unprecedented in more than 70 years, and he lost.
  That's her privilege, but I shan't forget the calumny in a hurry.
  The book is replete with hateful calumnies about men.
  I resent the calumny that they've heaped on him.
  It creates a nexus of links that increase the chance that the calumny will come to the top of a google search.
  As for my getting more and more curmudgeonly, that is an outright calumny).
  The girls were doubtless out for a good time but they were perfectly law - abiding women and the calumny has unfairly stuck.
  The suggestion that the knights had previously had any communication with King Henry is a gross calumny.
  She is the victim of a terrible calumny for which cheats in her own profession must bear the blame.
  But I hope that I may be allowed to point out a very grave misunderstanding and misattribution, and to protest the calumny with which the attack on me reaches its crescendo.
  Some even viewed the charge of novelty as a calumny leveled at them by their contemporary enemies.
  Do you think the government should step in at that point and put a stop to these calumnies?
  I'd just like to say that, having recently returned from Tangiers, this is a complete calumny against a fine bunch of traders.
  In an age of magnificent oratory, he was revered among the Irish for rejecting the calumnies against them made by a prominent, bigoted English historian of the times.
  Secure in the knowledge he cannot fight back, the press is free to pursue him, committing to print whatever calumnies it likes.
  Could it have been those allegiances that in some way led her to purvey such calumnies?
  We've been reminding him of all the calumnies and vituperations and bombast he has heaped upon the trade unionists of this country in recent years.
  The counter-argument is that anonymity permits total calumnies to be propagated without punishment.
  This is a well-worn calumny.
  Some people will tell you that it rains in Wales most days but that's a vicious calumny.
  Synonyms
  slander, defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin calumnia.

词汇	calumny
释义	Definition of calumny in English: calumny nounPlural calumnies ˈkaləmniˈkæləmni mass noun 1The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander. 诬蔑，中伤，诽谤 a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation Example sentencesExamples The management of the countryside, in which we landowners and farmers take such pride and for which we so often receive so much calumny, is just doing the same things on a still larger scale. It is symbolic of the way that this glamorous Italian has ridden out the storm of controversy, calumny and secrecy surrounding the building, designed by her late husband. Upon publication, he sued the newspaper for calumny because he was financially secure and was not in the shop-sign business. Has it ever occurred to you that calumny is as grave a sin as witchcraft and that it would be advisable to at least know what you are talking about before you assassinate somebody's character? As the first barrister briefed in that seminal case, it behoves me to respond to this ignorant calumny. Weapons or slander do not cut it; fire or false presentation does not burn it; water or calumny does not moisten it, and wind or rumour does not dry it. You risk committing the sin of calumny. I can only get away with this calumny because of the shield of anonymity. Scandal, woe and calumny struck the otherwise genteel junior school carol concert last night. He defended his beliefs with vigour, but in the end was overwhelmed by the flood of insult and calumny to which he was subjected. Although it's likely that she will prevail in court, he has made an ugly situation even uglier by echoing a lot of calumny and spreading bald disinformation, thereby reaffirming public lies. This calumny would be delightedly used by Caesar's enemies throughout his life to imply his homosexuality. What ethical responsibility does a bulletin board system bear towards publishing this calumny? It pains us to be a subject of real calumny, unjustifiably so. I find myself the victim of a campaign of calumny and abuse. When I buy Frank magazine and pass it around, I am doing evil for I am sharing in the sin of detraction and calumny. Incidentally, he takes her to task for disseminating such calumny. I'm sure both parts of this assertion are mere calumny. The notion that his allegations may be no more than calumny, or suspicion without substance doesn't seem to bother him. It would be a calumny on the reputation of that great man to suggest it. Synonyms slander, defamation (of character), character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel scandalmongering, malicious gossip, muckraking, smear campaign, disparagement, denigration, derogation, aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy, verbal abuse, backbiting, vituperation, revilement, scurrility lies, slurs, smears, untruths, false accusations, false reports, insults, slights informal mud-slinging North American informal bad-mouthing archaic contumely 1.1count noun A false and slanderous statement. a change in the law would prevent the press from publishing calumnies Example sentencesExamples Secure in the knowledge he cannot fight back, the press is free to pursue him, committing to print whatever calumnies it likes. Some even viewed the charge of novelty as a calumny leveled at them by their contemporary enemies. We've been reminding him of all the calumnies and vituperations and bombast he has heaped upon the trade unionists of this country in recent years. Could it have been those allegiances that in some way led her to purvey such calumnies? Even then, they fled the party and subjected him to a vitriolic calumny unprecedented in more than 70 years, and he lost. Some people will tell you that it rains in Wales most days but that's a vicious calumny. The suggestion that the knights had previously had any communication with King Henry is a gross calumny. I resent the calumny that they've heaped on him. The counter-argument is that anonymity permits total calumnies to be propagated without punishment. Do you think the government should step in at that point and put a stop to these calumnies? This is a well-worn calumny. As for my getting more and more curmudgeonly, that is an outright calumny). I'd just like to say that, having recently returned from Tangiers, this is a complete calumny against a fine bunch of traders. The book is replete with hateful calumnies about men. It creates a nexus of links that increase the chance that the calumny will come to the top of a google search. But I hope that I may be allowed to point out a very grave misunderstanding and misattribution, and to protest the calumny with which the attack on me reaches its crescendo. The girls were doubtless out for a good time but they were perfectly law - abiding women and the calumny has unfairly stuck. In an age of magnificent oratory, he was revered among the Irish for rejecting the calumnies against them made by a prominent, bigoted English historian of the times. She is the victim of a terrible calumny for which cheats in her own profession must bear the blame. That's her privilege, but I shan't forget the calumny in a hurry. Synonyms slander, defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel verbcalumnying, calumnies, calumniedˈkaləmni [with object]formal Slander (someone). 〈正式〉诽谤，中伤 Example sentencesExamples What I don't believe is that it is necessary to calumny it with things it does not teach or believe. Indeed, clubs play on that calumny to cover their tracks, ever ready with an insinuation or well-placed leak concerning the real reason behind a manager's departure. She has exposed herself to calumny from nearly all sides and may have dealt her career a mortal blow. That passage takes us closer to the reason why he has been hated and calumnied for so long. The business plan is to use all that calumny and controversy to make money off news-stand sales but it doesn't seem to be working and ad revenues are small. Derivatives calumnious adjective kəˈlʌmnɪəskəˈləmniəs formal (of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous. all of these charges are false and calumnious Example sentencesExamples I was disgusted by their calumnious attack on my son's integrity Commenters have left all kinds of comments to posts that the authors of those posts find objectionable, even calumnious. As it completes one year of calumnious existence, and rings in a new millennium of slander and misrepresentation, we would like to brag. I intend to hear nothing more of your calumnious fabrications. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin calumnia. challenge from Middle English: Challenge was first recorded in the senses ‘an accusation’ and ‘to accuse’. The Latin base is calumnia ‘false accusation’, which also gave calumny (mid 16th century) ‘a false statement damaging someone's reputation’ in late Middle English. Definition of calumny in US English: calumny nounˈkæləmniˈkaləmnē 1The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander. 诬蔑，中伤，诽谤 a bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation Example sentencesExamples I can only get away with this calumny because of the shield of anonymity. The management of the countryside, in which we landowners and farmers take such pride and for which we so often receive so much calumny, is just doing the same things on a still larger scale. It pains us to be a subject of real calumny, unjustifiably so. This calumny would be delightedly used by Caesar's enemies throughout his life to imply his homosexuality. Incidentally, he takes her to task for disseminating such calumny. I find myself the victim of a campaign of calumny and abuse. As the first barrister briefed in that seminal case, it behoves me to respond to this ignorant calumny. You risk committing the sin of calumny. Upon publication, he sued the newspaper for calumny because he was financially secure and was not in the shop-sign business. What ethical responsibility does a bulletin board system bear towards publishing this calumny? Weapons or slander do not cut it; fire or false presentation does not burn it; water or calumny does not moisten it, and wind or rumour does not dry it. I'm sure both parts of this assertion are mere calumny. Has it ever occurred to you that calumny is as grave a sin as witchcraft and that it would be advisable to at least know what you are talking about before you assassinate somebody's character? The notion that his allegations may be no more than calumny, or suspicion without substance doesn't seem to bother him. He defended his beliefs with vigour, but in the end was overwhelmed by the flood of insult and calumny to which he was subjected. Although it's likely that she will prevail in court, he has made an ugly situation even uglier by echoing a lot of calumny and spreading bald disinformation, thereby reaffirming public lies. Scandal, woe and calumny struck the otherwise genteel junior school carol concert last night. When I buy Frank magazine and pass it around, I am doing evil for I am sharing in the sin of detraction and calumny. It is symbolic of the way that this glamorous Italian has ridden out the storm of controversy, calumny and secrecy surrounding the building, designed by her late husband. It would be a calumny on the reputation of that great man to suggest it. Synonyms slander, defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel 1.1 A false and slanderous statement. a change in the law would prevent the press from publishing calumnies Example sentencesExamples Even then, they fled the party and subjected him to a vitriolic calumny unprecedented in more than 70 years, and he lost. That's her privilege, but I shan't forget the calumny in a hurry. The book is replete with hateful calumnies about men. I resent the calumny that they've heaped on him. It creates a nexus of links that increase the chance that the calumny will come to the top of a google search. As for my getting more and more curmudgeonly, that is an outright calumny). The girls were doubtless out for a good time but they were perfectly law - abiding women and the calumny has unfairly stuck. The suggestion that the knights had previously had any communication with King Henry is a gross calumny. She is the victim of a terrible calumny for which cheats in her own profession must bear the blame. But I hope that I may be allowed to point out a very grave misunderstanding and misattribution, and to protest the calumny with which the attack on me reaches its crescendo. Some even viewed the charge of novelty as a calumny leveled at them by their contemporary enemies. Do you think the government should step in at that point and put a stop to these calumnies? I'd just like to say that, having recently returned from Tangiers, this is a complete calumny against a fine bunch of traders. In an age of magnificent oratory, he was revered among the Irish for rejecting the calumnies against them made by a prominent, bigoted English historian of the times. Secure in the knowledge he cannot fight back, the press is free to pursue him, committing to print whatever calumnies it likes. Could it have been those allegiances that in some way led her to purvey such calumnies? We've been reminding him of all the calumnies and vituperations and bombast he has heaped upon the trade unionists of this country in recent years. The counter-argument is that anonymity permits total calumnies to be propagated without punishment. This is a well-worn calumny. Some people will tell you that it rains in Wales most days but that's a vicious calumny. Synonyms slander, defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, evil-speaking, calumniation, libel Origin Late Middle English: from Latin calumnia.
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