calumniatory
Definition
- Adjective:
- Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign: Describes statements, remarks, or writings that are damaging to a person's reputation because they are false or misleading and are made with harmful intent.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The article was filled with calumniatory remarks about the candidate's past.
- He sued the newspaper for publishing calumniatory statements.
- We must distinguish between fair criticism and calumniatory attacks.
Advanced Usage
- "to be of a calumniatory nature": to have the character of being slanderous.
- The lawyer argued that the email was of a calumniatory nature and demanded a retraction.
Variants and Related Words
- Calumny (n): A false and malicious statement designed to damage someone's reputation; the act of making such statements.
- He was a victim of vicious calumny.
- Calumniate (v): To make false and defamatory statements about someone; to slander.
- He accused them of attempting to calumniate his good name.
Synonyms
- Defamatory: Damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libelous.
- Slanderous: Relating to or constituting a false, spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
- Libelous: Relating to or constituting a published false statement damaging to a person's reputation.
Related Phrases
- Calumniatory campaign: A series of coordinated, slanderous attacks.
- The politician faced a calumniatory campaign from opponents.
Related Idioms
- To cast calumnies: To spread false and damaging reports about someone.
- Rivals sought to defeat him by casting calumnies.
Adjective
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(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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