Calumny vs Castigate - What's the difference?
calumny | castigate |
A falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.
False charges brought about to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
* 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 261:
To revise or make corrections to a publication.
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As a noun calumny
is a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another.As a verb castigate is
to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.calumny
English
Noun
(calumnies)- Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money .
Derived terms
* calumniateSynonyms
* defamation * obloquy * vilification * See alsocastigate
English
Verb
(castigat)- The curse of avarice and cupidity / Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. / Out come the pence, and specially for myself, / For my exclusive purpose is to win / And not at all to castigate their sin.