Posted on 12/11/2014 4:25:03 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
calumny \KAL-um-nee\ noun
1. a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
2. the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation
Example sentences:
The notion that the mayor knew about the problem before the newspaper broke the story is nothing but calumny.
"Some say that showing respect for your opponent after heaping disrespect upon him … and having disrespect heaped upon you civilizes our politics. In truth, however, it degrades our politics. It says that anything goes—calumny and character assassination are all just part of the rough and tumble of campaigning.…"
— Eric Zorn, Chicago Tribune, November 7, 2014
Etymology:
Calumny made an appearance in these famous words from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "If thou dost marry, I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry: be thou chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go." The word had been in the English language for a while, though, before Hamlet uttered it. It first entered English in the 15th century and comes from the Middle French word calomnie of the same meaning. Calomnie, in turn, derives from the Latin word calumnia, (meaning "false accusation," "false claim," or "trickery"), which itself traces to the Latin verb calvi, meaning "to deceive."
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Democrats construct their sentences by throwing dice, each side of which is printed with some calumny against Republicans in general and conservatives in particular.
Feinstein, on torture, chose calumny
She lied to you and she lied to me
Waterboard helped Obama
To locate Osama
To deny it is nothing but blasphemy
Good morning, all!
I’m up and watched the youtube, very catchy.
awwwwww. a sweety pup!
if i revealed that xshub turns 60 yo today, he would regard it as calumny!
The truth is an absolute defense against libel calumny.
In the old-school Chinese restaurants, we used to order one from calumny and two from column b.
Our trip to Syracuse airport was a disaster yesterday. Accidents on I81N caused some delays and they would not board them when they arrived. The plane was doing final boarding and they said you are too late because you have one checked bag...oh, well, so sad. We checked them into the hotel on the airport grounds and then spent the day at the Destiny mall. I81S was closed with accidents, so we couldn’t head home then, anyway.
We found an adventure at 5 Wits place. Never heard of them before but we had fun. Then we got lunch and browsed a bit. Left them late afternoon and headed home. The road had just reopened and it was crowded with tractor trailers. What a day.
What is a 5 Wits place?
Ah shucks!! Thanks.
So the democrats claimnumbly that the repubbies lie, cheat, steal, and coverup .... And Obola’s press corpse repeats their words, equally nimbly.
oops, my answer went to the wrong person.
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