Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calumniation
1 sense of calumniation
Sense 1
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job -- (a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions)
=> disparagement, depreciation, derogation -- (a communication that belittles somebody or something)