Noun: calumniation ku,lúm-nee'ey-shun
- A false accusation of an offence or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
"The journalist was sued for calumniation after publishing unverified claims";
- defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
Derived forms: calumniations
Type of: depreciation, derogation, disparagement