calumniation
Malicious false statement
Calumniation is the act of making false statements to damage someone's reputation—slander or defamation.
The word is formal and somewhat archaic, more likely found in legal or literary contexts than everyday speech: The senator dismissed the accusations as mere calumniation.
The verb is calumniate; the simpler noun is calumny.
Abusive condemnation of someone
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- denigrationUnjust attack on reputation
disparagement · traducement · aspersion · character assassination · mudslinging · backbiting · detraction · obloquy
Printed defamation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · retraction · apology · injunction · tort · litigation · settlement · verdict
Loss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- ignominyState of dishonor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
disrepute · stigma · scandal · tarnish · blemish · discredit · humiliation · reproach
vilification
Abusive condemnation of someone
denigration · disparagement · traducement · aspersion · character assassination · mudslinging · backbiting · detraction · obloquy · contumely
libel
Printed defamation
plaintiff · defendant · retraction · apology · injunction · tort · litigation · settlement · verdict · testimony
disgrace
Loss of honor
infamy · disrepute · stigma · scandal · tarnish · blemish · discredit · humiliation · reproach · degradation
malevolence
Active ill will
hostility · vindictiveness · maliciousness · ill will · cattiness · meanness · cruelty · poison · bile · enmity
calumniationpraise
Expression of approval
commendation · acclaim · adulation · eulogy · tribute
calumniationvindication
Clearance of blame
exoneration · defense · justification · rehabilitation · acquittal
calumny, defamation, calumnious, calumniate, calumnies, calumniator