calumny Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
    obloquy; defamation; hatchet job; calumniation; traducement.
  2. noun an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
    defamation; denigration; slander; aspersion.

WordNet

Cal"um*ny noun
Etymology
L. calumnia, fr. calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf. Challenge, n.
Wordforms
plural Calumnies
Definitions
  1. False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamouse calumnies." Motley.
    Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Shak.

Webster 1913