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calumny
(encz) | calumny,pomluva Jiří Šmoldas |
Calumny
(gcide) | Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. Calumnies. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
Challenge, n.]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamous calumnies."
--Motley.
[1913 Webster]
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] |
calumny
(wn) | calumny
n 1: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious
misrepresentation of someone's words or actions [syn:
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy,
traducement, hatchet job]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation,
denigration] |
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Calumny
(gcide) | Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. Calumnies. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
Challenge, n.]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamous calumnies."
--Motley.
[1913 Webster]
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] |
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