 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
calumny
noun
1: a malicious attack [syn: {defamation}, {obloquy}, {traducement},
{hatchet job}]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
{aspersion}, {slander}, {defamation}, {denigration}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, noun; pl. {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
{Challenge}, noun]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ''Infamous
calumnies.'' --Motley.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "calumny":
abuse, animadversion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement,
bitchiness, calumniation, cattiness, contumely, defamation,
depreciation, disparagement, invective, libel, obloquy, opprobrium,
reflection, revilement, scandal, scurrility, slander, stricture,
tale, traducement, vilification, vituperation
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