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calumniate

/kəˈlʌmnieɪt/verb

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झूठी निंदा करना, बदनाम करना, मिथ्या दोषारोपण करना

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verb
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    [T] formal

    to make false statements about sb in order to damage their reputation

    झूठी निंदा करना, बदनाम करना, मिथ्या दोषारोपण करना

    • Rival newspapers calumniated the reformer for years.
    • He was accused of calumniating an honest officer.

    Synonyms slander defame vilify malign traduce

    Opposite praise extol eulogize commend

◇Word family
calumny nouncalumnious adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

slander defame vilify malign traduce

Antonyms

praise extol eulogize commend

§Grammar and usage

Usage: the noun calumny (a false statement made to damage someone's reputation) is more common than the verb.

Usage में इस verb की तुलना में noun calumny (किसी को बदनाम करने के लिए कहा गया झूठ) अधिक प्रयोग होता है।