calumny

English Thesaurus

1. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

hypernym	:	attack,
definition	:	strong criticism (noun.act)

2. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	depreciation, derogation, disparagement,
definition	:	a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	assassination, blackwash, character assassination,
definition	:	an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	libel,
definition	:	a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	slander,
definition	:	words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	name calling, names,
definition	:	verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	epithet, name,
definition	:	a defamatory or abusive word or phrase (noun.communication)

3. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

4. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce,
definition	:	speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

5. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

6. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce,
definition	:	speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)