Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
{Challenge}, n.]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamous calumnies."
--Motley.
[1913 Webster]
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calumny
n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious
misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn:
{defamation}, {calumny}, {calumniation}, {obloquy},
{traducement}, {hatchet job}]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
{aspersion}, {calumny}, {slander}, {defamation},
{denigration}]
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