caluniar

Meaning

to calumniate; to slander (to make hurtful untrue statements)

Concepts

slander

calumniate

defame

backbite

libel

vilify

denigrate

malign

traduce

asperse

besmirch

smear

smirch

sully

Synonyms

difamar

injuriar

acusar erradamente

acusar falsa

denegrir

Translations

calumniar

verleumden

calomnier

calumniar

calunniare

belasteren

kwaadspreken

diffamare

roddelen

diffamer

anschwärzen

difamar

salir

afterreden

fälschlich beschuldigen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.lu.niˈa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: calumnior

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin calumniārī; by surface analysis, calúnia + -ar. Piecewise doublet of coimar.