calumny in Arabic
بُهْتَان buhtān
/ˈkæləmni/
calumny in Arabic: بُهْتَان (buhtān), اِفْتِرَاء (iftirāʔ), طَعْن (ṭaʕn). In English, calumny means a false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
Arabic words for calumny
- false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing
- بُهْتَان buhtān, اِفْتِرَاء iftirāʔ
- falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another
- طَعْن ṭaʕn
- to make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing — see also calumniate
- طَعْن ṭaʕn
English meaning of calumny
- noun A false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
- noun Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
- verb To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.
calumny in a sentence
- Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money.
Synonyms of calumny
calumny in other languages
Questions about calumny in Arabic
- What is the meaning of calumny in Arabic?
- Calumny in Arabic is بُهْتَان (buhtān), اِفْتِرَاء (iftirāʔ), طَعْن (ṭaʕn).
- ما معنى كلمة calumny؟
- Calumny: بُهْتَان (buhtān), اِفْتِرَاء (iftirāʔ), طَعْن (ṭaʕn).
- What does calumny mean in English?
- Calumny means a false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
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