"calumniation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calumniations [plural]
Etymology: calumniate + -ion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|calumniate|ion}} calumniate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} calumniation (countable and uncountable, plural calumniations)
  1. A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (false accusation): rágalmazás (Hungarian), vádaskodás (Hungarian), rágalom (Hungarian), kalumnio (Ido), calunnia [feminine] (Italian), förtal (Swedish), smädelse (Swedish), iftira (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-calumniation-en-noun-MSkCH6FW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

Inflected forms

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