Today's Word I Was Always Too Lazy to Look Up Before

Calumny, to maliciously and falsely accuse another of wrongdoing in order to cause harm to their reputation. CAL um nee.

I've read this word dozens of times over the years and never really got around to looking it up. I have always known it was an accusation of some sort, but was too lazy or disinterested to chase down the definition until recently. A useful word indeed.