malignment
- noun
- /məˈlaɪnmənt/
- Archaic
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calumnia
- The actor faced public scrutiny after the malignment that portrayed him as untrustworthy.
Examples
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His reputation suffered greatly due to the malignment spread by his former colleagues.
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She decided to confront the malignment about her character that was circulating in the media.
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The post office is indeed in trouble due to the constant malignment of the right...
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As for me, if you are embarrassed by your slimy malignments of others, then maybe you should say not conduct your "business" in public?
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Synonyms
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5.7
A false or unfair statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
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7.7
A false written statement that harms someone's reputation
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7.1
To harm someone's reputation by saying untrue things about them in public
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7.3
Hurts someone's reputation on purpose by spreading false or harmful stories
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8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
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9.3
A false statement that damages someone's reputation
Telling lies about someone to harm what people think of them
A false statement that harms someone's reputation
The act of saying false, damaging things about someone
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Etymology
Malignment comes from the prefix mal- meaning 'bad' and the word malign meaning 'to speak ill of'. So it literally means 'bad speaking', which is why malignment refers to making harmful or false statements about someone.