calumniation vs name calling

calumniation and name calling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calumniation	Yes	No	No	No
name calling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, name calling is a hyponym of calumniation; that is, name calling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than calumniation:

calumniation: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
name calling: verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

Other hyponyms of calumniation include assassination, blackwash, character assassination, malignment, smear, vilification, libel, slander, names, epithet, name.

calumniation (noun)	name calling (noun)
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions	verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

calumniation vs name calling

calumniation and name calling both are nouns.

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