They would see to it that every suspicious whisper and outright calumny would be repeated in print, breathing fire into the growing spirit of faction.
-- William Safire
The calumny said about the business man caused him to go out of business.
no i can: We hope that the senator hasn't endorsed any of the governor's calumnies against the president.
Calumny is a deliberately false statement intended to damage the image of someone. A common synonym of calumny is slander.
"Calumny" is a false statement uttered with the purpose of damaging another's reputation.
The word calumny is a singular noun. The plural is calumnies.
Calumny is slander : making false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation.
The antonym of "calumny" is "praise." While calumny refers to making false and defamatory statements about someone to damage their reputation, praise involves expressing admiration or approval for someone's qualities or actions. In essence, calumny undermines a person's standing, whereas praise elevates it.
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Slander. Calumny means making false and/or malicious statements.
Calumny against the current president ruptured his reputation and belief in public.