English → Latin
“calumny” in Latin
calumniaA cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry, chicanery.; A pretence, evasion, subterfuge.; A misrepresentation, falsobtrectātiōdetraction; disparagementcrīminātiōaccusation, complaint; calumny
The English word calumny itself goes back to Latin calumnia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
calumny s.
calumnia: obtrectatio: criminatio (an accusation with evil intention, in a calumnious spirit).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for calumny?
- The usual Latin words for “calumny” are calumnia, obtrectātiō, crīminātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.