was wotd|2007|February|16
English

Etymology
From L. calumniatus|calumniatūs, past participle of calumnior "to accuse falsely"

Pronunciation
IPA|/k��l�mni.eɪt/
audio|en-us-calumniate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|calumniat|es

1. To make hurtful untrue comments about (someone)

Synonyms
italbrac|to make hurtful untrue statements: slander

Translations
trans-top|to make hurtful untrue statements
Chinese:
:Simplified: 诽谤
:Traditional: 誹�
:Pinyin: feibang
Finnish: mustamaalata
French: calomnier
German: verleumden
Italian: calunniare
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Japanese:
:kanji: 中���
:hiragana: ��������
:romaji: chūsh� suru
Korean:
:hangul: �방� ���
:romaja: bibanghan wihayeo
Latin: calumniare, calumnior
Polish: rzuca� kalumnie, oczernia�
Russian: оклеве�а�� (oklevetat')
Spanish: calumniar
Swedish: förtala, smutskasta
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Related terms
calumniation
calumniator
calumniatory
calumnious
calumny

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