calumny
/ˈkæləmni/KA-luhm-nee
/ˈkæləmni/KA-luhm-nee
Meaninga false charge
Common meaning: a false and damaging claim about someone
- calumnfalse accusation, trickeryLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 272 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
Journey through time
- Latincalumnia, -ae‘false accusation, trickery’
- Frenchcalomnie
- Englishcalumny‘a false and damaging claim about someone’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin calumnia ‘false accusation, trickery’.
Roots
- calumnia, -ae Latin “false accusation, trickery”
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