Both Uses of
calumny
in
Oedipus the King
- OEDIPUS Thou shalt rue it Twice to repeat so gross a calumny.†
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- If he deems That I have harmed or injured him in aught By word or deed in this our present trouble, I care not to prolong the span of life, Thus ill-reputed; for the calumny Hits not a single blot, but blasts my name, If by the general voice I am denounced False to the State and false by you my friends.†
Definition:
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(calumny) false accusation against a person