4 definitions by Hanasakurou

Calumny

Falsely accusing one, or making false statements such as to ruin the reputation of the person in question.

Slander, Character assassination, Defamation

It is a hobby of the media to spread calumny about celebrities.

by Hanasakurou May 1, 2016

It is a linguistic term for a word whose meaning includes the meanings of other words.

Flower is a hypernym of Rose.

Colour is a hypernym of orange.
Animal is a hypernym of dogs/cats.

by Hanasakurou February 11, 2015

To encourage or urge someone to do something.

I am being exhorted to tell you that you are bad at drawing.

by Hanasakurou May 1, 2016

To surround and hold within. (Encircle, border, confine , enclose , envelope.)

The sorrow of living in this place had encompassed the first 13 years of my life.

by Hanasakurou February 11, 2015