cal ‧ um ‧ ny /ˈkæləmni/ BrE AmE 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