- [countable]
a false statement about a person that is made to damage their reputation 诬蔑,诽谤(的言论) He accused the press of publishing vicious calumnies. 他指责新闻界发表恶毒的诽谤。
- [uncountable]
the act of making such a statement synonym slander诬蔑,诽谤(的行为) a campaign of gossip and calumny 流言蜚语和诽谤的运动
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin calumnia.