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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalomnie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.lɔm.ni
"Il a dû faire face à de nombreuses calomnies."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation.
"He was the target of vicious calumny intended to ruin his political career." - 2
A misrepresentation intended to hurt another's reputation; a slander.
"She refused to dignify the baseless calumnies with a public response."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'calumnia', meaning trickery or false accusation, stemming from 'calvi', meaning to deceive or trick. It entered the English language in the late 15th century via Old French, retaining its core legal and moral connotation of malicious misrepresentation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calumny" is said worldwide
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calomnie
Transliteration: ka.lɔm.ni
"Il a dû faire face à de nombreuses calomnies."
Verleumdung
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯m.dʊŋ
"Sie wehrte sich gegen die böswillige Verleumdung."
calunnia
Transliteration: kaˈlun.nja
"La sua reputazione è stata distrutta dalla calunnia."
calumnia
Transliteration: kaˈlum.nja
"Presentó una demanda por difamación y calumnia."
calúnia
Transliteration: kaˈlu.ni.a
"As acusações provaram ser uma mera calúnia."
कलंक
Transliteration: kalank
"उसने अपने विरोधी पर झूठा कलंक लगाया।"
诽谤
Transliteration: fěibàng
"他起诉报纸对他的恶意诽谤。"
중상모략
Transliteration: jungsangmoryak
"그는 정치적 라이벌의 중상모략에 시달렸다."
中傷
Transliteration: chūshō
"彼女はその悪意ある中傷に屈しなかった。"
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