CALUMNY


Meaning of CALUMNY in English

[noun] [formal] - (the act of making) a statement about someone which is not true and is intended to damage the reputation of that personHe was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued. [U]She has been the victim of a series of completely unjustified calumnies. [C]

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.