calumny
(noun)
noun
1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Similar word(s): calumniation, defamation, obloquy, traducement
Definition categories: communication, depreciation, derogation, disparagement
2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Similar word(s): aspersion, defamation, denigration, slander
Definition categories: act, attack
Sentences with calumny as a noun:
- Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money.