誣しいる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

slander; falsely accuse

Formal or literary term for making false accusations or spreading damaging lies about someone. Not used in casual conversation.

彼かれは同どう僚りょうをしいるようなことは決けっしてしない。
He would never slander a colleague.
新しん聞ぶんは彼かれを犯はん罪ざい

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し

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それ

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全まった

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虚きょ

偽ぎ

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。

The newspaper falsely accused him of being a criminal, but it was completely untrue.

Written forms

誣しいる
Rare kanji spelling; the character 誣 is not in common use. The word is usually written in kana.
しいるUsage100%
Standard kana spelling for this verb.

Kanji

誣slander

Similar words

中ちゅう傷しょうする
More common and neutral term for slandering or defaming someone. しいる is rarer and more literary.
讒ざん言げんする
Also means to slander or make false accusations, but often implies doing so to a superior or authority figure. しいる is broader.

Etymology

The kanji 誣 means 'false accusation' or 'slander'. The reading しいる is of uncertain origin; it may be related to the verb 強いる (to force), but the connection is unclear.