n.
Pronunciation: ' ka-l ə m-n ē also ' kal-y ə m-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
Etymology: Middle English calumnye, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English h ō lian to slander, Greek k ē lein to beguile
Date: 15th century
1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation
– ca · lum · ni · ous \ k ə - ' l ə m-n ē - ə s \ adjective
– ca · lum · ni · ous · ly adverb