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Definition of Calumniation
1. Noun. A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
Generic synonyms: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Specialized synonyms: Assassination, Blackwash, Character Assassination, Malignment, Smear, Vilification, Libel, Slander, Name Calling, Names, Epithet, Name
Derivative terms: Calumniate, Calumnious, Defame, Traduce
Definition of Calumniation
1. n. False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name.
Definition of Calumniation
1. Noun. A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calumniation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calumniation
Literary usage of Calumniation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Political Crime by Louis Proal (1898)
"... moderate—Crude legislation and useful reforms—The corruption of justice by
politics—Judicial murders—The calumniation of political opponents—Servility ..."
2. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"calumniation! s. diffamation, f. Calumniator, s. calomniateur, m. Calumnious, adj.
calomnieux, еше Calumny, ..."
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