Calumniate - slander; defame by making false and malicious statement about somebody

Calumny - a false and malicious statement
Calumny is used more than calumniate.
Usage examples -
  • Spiritual Bouquet: Pray for those who persecute and calumniate you. St. Matthew 5:44
  • This spiteful calumny against us ...
  • It has been the ugliest, most calumny-ridden election season I've ever seen.
Mnemonic -
Campaign of calumny
(mudslinging during election campaign)


Other forms of the word -
calumnious
calumniation
calumniator

Additional note -
Read Calumny column of jaalmag.com here -
http://www.jaalmag.com/calumnycolumn.htm

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