All 8 Uses of
calumny
in
The Idiot
- Alas one is in the grave, torn to pieces by calumnies and bullets; another is now before you, still battling with calumnies and bullets—†
Chpt 1.9 *calumnies = false accusations against a person
- Alas one is in the grave, torn to pieces by calumnies and bullets; another is now before you, still battling with calumnies and bullets—†
Chpt 1.9
- Every word of it is a calumny, and I think, gentlemen, that you have been guilty of a mean action.†
Chpt 2.8
- He never squandered the funds of his company nor ill-treated his subordinates, I am absolutely certain of it; I cannot imagine how you could bring yourself to write such a calumny!†
Chpt 2.8
- As to the pretty governesses whom Pavlicheff is supposed to have brought from Paris, they only exist in Mr. Keller's imagination; it is another calumny.†
Chpt 2.8
- The miscreants have written a tissue of calumny in their article, and these are the men who seek for truth, and do battle for the right!†
Chpt 2.9
- As for Evgenie Pavlovitch," he continued with some excitement, "the whole thing is a calumny, a dirty calumny.†
Chpt 2.11
- As for Evgenie Pavlovitch," he continued with some excitement, "the whole thing is a calumny, a dirty calumny.†
Chpt 2.11
Definition:
false accusation against a person