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单词 calumniators
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

calumniators

noun

plural of calumniator
as in defamers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • defamers
  • slanderers
  • perjurers
  • exaggerators
  • libelers
  • falsifiers
  • prevaricators
  • liars
  • libelists
  • fabulists
  • fabricators
  • distorters
  • equivocators
  • storytellers
  • dissemblers
  • fibbers
  • mythomaniacs
  • gossipers
  • knaves
  • gossips
  • defrauders
  • deceivers
  • mountebanks
  • pretenders
  • charlatans
  • cozeners
  • counterfeiters
  • palterers
  • cheaters
  • dissimulators
  • frauds
  • cheats
  • talebearers
  • double-dealers
  • hustlers
  • operators

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • square shooters
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