calumny
2 antonyms for calumny — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — A false claim made to damage someone's good name.
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Etymology
From Late Middle English calumnīe (“false accusation, slander; (law) objection raised in bad faith”), borrowed from Old French calomnie (“slander, calumny”) (modern French calomnie), or directly from its etymon Latin calumnia (“false statement, misrepresentation; false accusation, malicious charge”), perhaps also relat...
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