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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. Calumnies. [L. calumnia, fr.
     calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
     Challenge, n.]
     False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
     reported, to the injury of another; malicious
     misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ``Infamous
     calumnies.'' --Motley.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
           not escape calumny.                      --Shak.
     [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. Calumnies. [L. calumnia, fr.
     calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
     Challenge, n.]
     False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
     reported, to the injury of another; malicious
     misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ``Infamous
     calumnies.'' --Motley.
  
           Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
           not escape calumny.                      --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  calumny
       n 1: a malicious attack [syn: defamation, obloquy, traducement,
             hatchet job]
       2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
           aspersion, slander, defamation, denigration]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     Αγγλικά n.
     διαβολή, συκοφαντία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A false accusation or charge#Noun bring to
  tarnish another's reputation or standing#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) falsification or misrepresentations intended to
  disparage or discredit another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive formal) To make false accusations or levy#Verb
  false charge#Noun against a person with the intent to tarnish that
  person's reputation or standing#Noun; to calumniate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A false accusation or charge#Noun bring to
  tarnish another's reputation or standing#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) falsification or misrepresentations intended to
  disparage or discredit another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive formal) To make false accusations or levy#Verb
  false charge#Noun against a person with the intent to tarnish that
  person's reputation or standing#Noun; to calumniate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A false accusation or charge#Noun bring to
  tarnish another's reputation or standing#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) falsification or misrepresentations intended to
  disparage or discredit another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive formal) To make false accusations or levy#Verb
  false charge#Noun against a person with the intent to tarnish that
  person's reputation or standing#Noun; to calumniate.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A false accusation or charge#Noun bring to
  tarnish another's reputation or standing#Noun.
     2 (lb en uncountable) falsification or misrepresentations intended to
  disparage or discredit another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive formal) To make false accusations or levy#Verb
  false charge#Noun against a person with the intent to tarnish that
  person's reputation or standing#Noun; to calumniate.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     Englanti n.
     1 panettelu, häväistys
     2 kunnianloukkaus
     Englanti vb.
     panetella, mustamaalata (esittämällä valheellisia väitteitä)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  calumny
     Engelska n.
     (tagg formellt språk=en) förtal, smutskastning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  الإفتراء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  calumny //kəˈlʌmni// //ˈkæləmni// 
  клевета́
  falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  pomluva

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  falsche Verdächtigung  [Dt.] , Verleumdung  [Ös.]  [jur.]
           Note: falsche Bezichtigung einer Straftat in der Öffentlichkeit
           Note: Straftatbestand
     Synonym: calumnia
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/ 
   [formal] jdn. verleumden, diffamieren 
     Synonyms: defame, traduce, calumniate sb.
  
   see: defaming, traducing, calumnying, calumniating, defamed, traduced, calumnied, calumniated, defames, traduces, calumnies, calumniates, defamed, traduced, calumnied, calumniated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  verleumderische Behauptung , ehrenrührige Aussage , Verleumdung 
           Note: konkrete Äußerung
     Synonyms: defamatory statement, calumnious statement, slanderous utterance
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  
  συκοφαντία, διαβολή

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  calumny //kəˈlʌmni// //ˈkæləmni// 
  herjaus, panettelu, vääristely
  falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  kleveta, klevetanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  1. hamis vád
  2. rágalom

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  calumny //kəˈlʌmni// //ˈkæləmni// 
  中傷
  falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  calumny //kəˈlʌmni// //ˈkæləmni// 
  baktalelse, baksnakk, baksnakking, baktaling
  falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/ 
  calúnia

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  calumny //kəˈlʌmni// //ˈkæləmni// 
  förtal
  falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  calumny /kˈalʌmni/
  1. iftira.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkæɫəmni/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "calumny":
     abuse, animadversion, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement,
     bitchiness, calumniation, cattiness, contumely, defamation,
     depreciation, disparagement, invective, libel, obloquy, opprobrium,
     reflection, revilement, scandal, scurrility, slander, stricture,
     tale, traducement, vilification, vituperation
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 毁谤,中伤;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 诽谤,中伤

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