Calumniation

ca·lum·ni·ate  (k-lmn-t)

tr.v. ca·lum·ni·at·ed, ca·lum·ni·at·ing, ca·lum·ni·ates

To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about. See Synonyms at malign.

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[Latin calumnir, calumnit-, from calumnia, calumny; see calumny.]

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ca·lumni·ation n.

ca·lumni·ator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

calumniation - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something assassination, blackwash, character assassination - an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation malignment, smear, vilification - slanderous defamation libel - a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, names - verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" epithet, name - a defamatory or abusive word or phrase