cal·um·ny /ˈkæləmni/ noun (plural calumnies) 1. [countableC]LIE/TELL A LIE an untrue and unfair statement about someone that is intended to give people a bad opinion of them 诬陷之词 2. [uncountableU]LIE/TELL A LIE when someone says things like this 中伤,诬蔑,诽谤