Calumny 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3
Calumny 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3
/ˈkæl.əm.ni/ (noun)
false accusation against a person, slander, defamation, libel, false and defamatory statement about someone, character assassination, vilification, verbal abuse, revilement, backbiting, backstabbing, scandal
What’s a false allegation by an employee?
It’s any claim your member of staff makes of supposed wrongdoing that’s not true.
You may hear this type of assertion or calumny called a “groundless accusation” or “unfounded accusation”.
Making false accusations against someone at work can have very serious consequences if an allegation is particularly damaging—such as if an employee accuses their colleague of gross misconduct.
So it’s essential your business takes any claims seriously—and you can go about dealing with this in a specific way.
Adjective: calumnious
Adverb: calumniously
