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单词 calumniation
释义

calumniate

verb

ca·​lum·​ni·​ate kə-ˈləm-nē-ˌāt How to pronounce calumniate (audio)
calumniated; calumniating

transitive verb

1
: to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about
2
: to injure the reputation of by calumny
calumniation
kə-ˌləm-nē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce calumniate (audio)
noun
calumniator
kə-ˈləm-nē-ˌā-tər How to pronounce calumniate (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • asperse
  • blacken
  • defame
  • libel
  • malign
  • slander
  • smear
  • traduce
  • vilify
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Example Sentences

the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States

Word History

First Known Use

1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1

calumniation

noun

as in defamation
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation his campaign's reliance on calumniation seems out of keeping with his claim that he's a new kind of politician

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • defamation
  • libel
  • libeling
  • defaming
  • libelling
  • calumny
  • smearing
  • criticism
  • slander
  • vilification
  • traducing
  • maligning
  • blackening
  • attack
  • vilifying
  • abuse
  • character assassination
  • censure
  • aspersing
  • contempt
  • smear
  • malice
  • aspersion
  • denunciation
  • maliciousness
  • innuendo
  • invective
  • backbiting
  • vituperation
  • disdain
  • mud
  • detraction
  • spitefulness
  • scorn
  • spite
  • denigration
  • disparagement
  • malignancy
  • malevolence
  • malignity
  • hatefulness
  • belittlement
  • venom
  • hatchet job
  • meanness
  • viciousness
  • muck
  • spleen
  • nastiness
  • cattiness
  • despite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praise
  • commendation
  • esteem
  • acclaim
  • respect
  • applause
  • adoration
  • honor
  • worship
  • flattery
  • adulation
  • accolade
  • reverence
  • veneration
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