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!
OMG im lmao!
Well, hello poet!
My muse has left for warmer climate
leaving me without a hint to create,
relate, calculate, or numerate
anything resembling poetry.
Trying to avoid future calumny, I guess:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3236289/posts
Anyone who posts openly something unflattering had better learn consequences.
Yet they still post. I can learn everything about a person in about 10 minutes online because people are not careful. A+ for you. Now, back to hockey.
Just remember what Conspiracy Guy taught me.
“Put the words that rhyme at the end of the line.”
Right on. Right on.
I still LOL at him being called a midget!
Who knew Marvin Lewis was a height supremacist?
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