CALUMNIATE Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

calumniate 1 of 2

verb

kə-ˈləm-nē-ˌāt

as in to libel

to make untrue and harmful statements about the short-lived Sedition Act of 1798 made it illegal to calumniate the President of the United States

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calumniation

2 of 2

noun

as in defamation

the making of false statements that damage another's reputation his campaign's reliance on calumniation seems out of keeping with his claim that he's a new kind of politician

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Luckily for anyone still Christmas shopping, however, the court has continued pressing Giuliani for his assets, which are expected to be sold at auction to pay for a portion of the damages owed to the plaintiffs, whom Giuliani libelled with false claims of election malfeasance.

Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Angered by both the initial post and the follow-up, Mann filed a lawsuit against National Review in October of 2012, claiming that both Steyn and Lowry had not only libeled him, but were guilty of the intentional infliction of emotional distress.

The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024

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