calumniar

Meaning

to slander, to cast aspersions

Concepts

slander

calumniate

defame

libel

backbite

malign

denigrate

traduce

vilify

asperse

accuse

slur

insult

disparage

blame

offend

run down

belittle

villainise

smear

suspect

belie

attribute

raduce

villainize

gossip

Synonyms

difamar

infamar

denigrar

culpar

desacreditar

inculpar

insultar

ofender

sospechar

agraviar

detractar

echar la culpa

injuriar

minimizar

acusar en fálso

cizaña

achacar

decir pestes

acusar

atribuir

Translations

verleumden

calomnier

calunniare

belasteren

diffamer

caluniar

kwaadspreken

roddelen

anschwärzen

diffamare

calumniar

difamar

fälschlich beschuldigen

vals beschuldigen

afterreden

Hyphenated as

ca‧lum‧niar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kalumˈnjaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: calumnior

In summary

Borrowed from Latin calumniārī (“to accuse falsely”).