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Meaning of Calumniation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإفتراء
Magyar rágalmazás rágalom
Italiano calunnia
Kurdî iftira
Svenska förtal smädelse
Türkçe iftira

Examples

“To all those causes of calumniation, may be added the conduct of Darnley, unlearned, unmannered, untoward, as he was, that gave too much cause for censoriousness to represent, and scandal to propagate.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Calumniator Calumnious Calumniously calumniousness Calumny Calumpang

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