calumny

noun

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Roots

calumniacalumn- · Latin · false accusation, slander

Synonyms for calumny

calumniationn traducementn slandern defamationn obloquyn vilificationn libeln vituperationn scurrilityn invectiven

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Where does calumny come from?

The word calumny breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root calumn-, from Latin calumnia (“false accusation, slander”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.