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    calumny

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cal·um·ny /ˈkæləmni/ noun (plural calumnies)  1. [countable]LIE/TELL A LIE an untrue and unfair statement about someone that is intended to give people a bad opinion of them 诬陷之词2. [uncountable]LIE/TELL A LIE when someone says things like this 中伤，诬蔑，诽谤
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    calumny• He could brand this as a calumny.• He was relaxed, a contrast to the tension which had gripped him while he spoke of the MacQuillan calumny.• Murders, theft, rape, calumnies, graft - our daily bread.    Origin calumny (1400-1500) Old French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi “to deceive”
    cal·um·ny nounChineseSyllable
    someone untrue Corpus statement unfair an about and


    calumny
    cal‧um‧ny /ˈkæləmni/ noun (plural calumnies)
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Old French
     Origin: calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi 'to deceive'
    1. [countable] an untrue and unfair statement about someone that is intended to give people a bad opinion of them
    2. [uncountable] when someone says things like this


    cal·umnyBrE /ˈkæləmni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæləmni/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    cal·umnies    )     (formal)     [countable] a false statement about a person that is made to damage their reputation 诬蔑，诽谤（的言论） [uncountable] the act of making such a statement 诬蔑，诽谤（的行为） SYN slander