English noun: calumniation | |||
1. | calumniation (communication) a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions | ||
Synonyms | calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depreciation, derogation, disparagement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assassination, blackwash, character assassination, epithet, libel, malignment, name, name calling, names, slander, smear, vilification | ||