panettelu — meaning in English

English meaning

• aspersion noun A remark that unfairly damages someone's reputation.
• calumny noun A false claim made to damage someone's good name.

Senses

panettelu is used for these senses in English:

• aspersion An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]
• calumny (uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

aspersion — full definition

1. noun A remark that unfairly damages someone's reputation.
2. noun The act of sprinkling something, especially holy water.

calumny — full definition

1. noun A false claim made to damage someone's good name.
2. noun Lies or distortions spread to belittle or discredit someone.

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