誹ひ謗ぼう

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誹謗する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	誹ひ謗ぼうする	誹ひ謗ぼうしない
Polite	誹ひ謗ぼうします	誹ひ謗ぼうしません
Past polite	誹ひ謗ぼうしました	誹ひ謗ぼうしませんでした
Past	誹ひ謗ぼうした	誹ひ謗ぼうしなかった
Te-form	誹ひ謗ぼうして	誹ひ謗ぼうしないで
Desire	誹ひ謗ぼうしたい	誹ひ謗ぼうしたくない
Potential	誹ひ謗ぼうできる	誹ひ謗ぼうできない
Passive	誹ひ謗ぼうされる	誹ひ謗ぼうされない
Causative	誹ひ謗ぼうさせる	誹ひ謗ぼうさせない
Causative passive	誹ひ謗ぼうさせられる	誹ひ謗ぼうさせられない
Volitional	誹ひ謗ぼうしよう
Polite volitional	誹ひ謗ぼうしましょう
Imperative	誹ひ謗ぼうしろ	誹ひ謗ぼうするな
Conditional	誹ひ謗ぼうすれば	誹ひ謗ぼうしなければ
Tara conditional	誹ひ謗ぼうしたら	誹ひ謗ぼうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

slander; defamation; abuse

Formal term for publicly damaging someone's reputation through false statements or insults. Often used in legal, journalistic, and political contexts. The する form is transitive.

彼かれは新しん聞ぶんで誹ひ謗ぼうされたと訴うったえた。
He sued, claiming he had been slandered in the newspaper.
インターネット上じょうでの誹ひ謗ぼう中ちゅう傷しょうが問もん題だいになっている。
Online slander and defamation have become a problem.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を誹ひ謗ぼうするto slander someone
彼かれはネット上じょうで有ゆう名めい人じんを誹ひ謗ぼうした。
He slandered a celebrity online.
誹ひ謗ぼうを受うけるto be subjected to slander
彼かの女じょはSNSで誹ひ謗ぼうを受うけて傷きずついた。
She was hurt after being slandered on social media.
誹ひ謗ぼうにあたるto constitute slander (legally)
その発はつ言げんは誹ひ謗ぼうにあたる可か能のう性せいがある。
That remark could constitute slander.

Kanji

誹ridicule, slander
謗slander, disparage, censure

Related words

中ちゅう傷しょうN1
中傷 focuses on damaging someone's reputation with false claims and is commonly paired with 誹謗 as 誹謗中傷, while 誹謗 alone stresses harsh, public verbal attack.
悪あっ口こうN1
悪口 is casual, everyday bad-mouthing among individuals, whereas 誹謗 is a formal term for serious, often public defamation.
侮ぶ辱じょくN1
侮辱 emphasizes insulting someone's dignity directly, while 誹謗 emphasizes spreading damaging statements about their reputation.
罵ば倒とう
罵倒 refers to shouting abusive, angry words at someone, while 誹謗 refers to making defamatory statements, which may be calm or written.

Opposites

称しょう賛さん
称賛 means to praise and admire someone, the opposite of 誹謗, which means to defame or speak ill of them.

Don't confuse with

批ひ判はんN3
批判 is legitimate, reasoned criticism of someone's actions or ideas, whereas 誹謗 is malicious, often baseless defamation aimed at harming reputation.

Word family

誹ひ謗ぼう中ちゅう傷しょう
slander; defamation; libel

Written forms

誹ひ謗ぼうUsage96%
Standard kanji form; both characters are 常用外 but the compound is well-established in news and formal contexts.
ひぼうUsage4%
Kana spelling is common when the kanji are considered difficult or when aiming for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 誹 (criticize, slander) and 謗 (slander, defame). Both kanji carry similar meanings, reinforcing the idea of verbal attack on reputation. The word has been used in formal Japanese since at least the Meiji period.