calumniation
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ca·lum·ni·ate
(kə-lŭm′nē-āt′)tr.v. ca·lum·ni·at·ed, ca·lum·ni·at·ing, ca·lum·ni·ates
To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about. See Synonyms at malign.
[Latin calumniārī, calumniāt-, from calumnia, calumny; see calumny.]
ca·lum′ni·a′tion n.
ca·lum′ni·a′tor n.
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| Noun | 1. |  calumniation - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionsdepreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, names - verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" |
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calumniation
nounThe expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:
aspersion, calumny, character assassination, defamation, denigration, detraction, scandal, slander, traducement, vilification.
Law: libel.
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