noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Formal, legalistic term for damaging someone's reputation through false statements. Often used in written or official contexts. Cross-referenced with 中傷.
See also: 中傷
彼は新聞社を相手に誹毀の訴訟を起こした。
He filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper company.
インターネット上での誹毀中傷が社会問題になっている。
Defamation and slander on the internet have become a social problem.