English-Portuguese translations for calumny

• calúnia
  Esta é seguramente uma calúnia injustificada a uma classe profissional digna. That is surely an unjustified calumny on an honourable profession.
  Os porta-vozes políticos do capital não serão capazes de se salvar da calúnia com truques como estes. The political spokesmen of capital will be unable to save themselves from calumny with tricks such as these.

Definition of calumny

• A false accusation or charge#Noun|charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing#Noun|standing
• Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another
• To make false accusations or levy#Verb|levy false charge#Noun|charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing#Noun|standing; to calumniate

Examples

• Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money

Related words

• calumnious
• calumniator
• calumniate
• calumniously
• calumniation