Noun: calumny ka-lum-nee
- A false accusation of an offence or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
"The journalist was sued for calumny after publishing unverified claims";
- defamation, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
- An abusive attack on a person's character or good name
"The article was considered calumny and led to a lawsuit";
- aspersion, slander, defamation, denigration
Derived forms: calumnies
Type of: attack, blast [informal], depreciation, derogation, disparagement, fire, flack, flak [informal], stick [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Calumny