Meaning & use
calumny
A false and malicious statement made deliberately to damage someone's reputation.
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The senator dismissed the accusations as calumny spread by his political rivals.
Years of calumny in the press finally ended when the court cleared her name.
A note on using this word
Calumny is a formal, somewhat literary word for slander, stressing deliberate harm to someone's reputation through lies.
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