Calumniate (Verb)
Meaning
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The blogger's attempt to calumniate the politician's character only backfired and increased public sympathy for the politician.
- He was fired from his job after being caught trying to calumniate his former business partner's reputation online.
- The media's haste to calumniate the actress for a silly mistake from her past was met with public outrage.
- Their opponents sought to calumniate the charity organization by spreading baseless rumors about their financial dealings.
- When faced with evidence of his misconduct, the disgraced executive tried to calumniate the whistleblower who exposed him.