calumniation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English calumniate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English calumniation From calumniate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
To all those causes of calumniation, may be added the conduct of Darnley, unlearned, unmannered, untoward, as he was, that gave too much cause for censoriousness to represent, and scandal to propagate.
1822, George Chalmers, The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: Drawn from the State Papers, with Subsidiary Memoirs:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calumniations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
hu rágalom (false accusation) · sv förtal (false accusation) · sv smädelse (false accusation) · io kalumnio (false accusation) · tr iftira (false accusation) · hu vádaskodás (false accusation) · hu rágalmazás (false accusation) · it calunnia (false accusation)