noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Rare literary term for slandering someone by spreading false statements. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 中傷 (ちゅうしょう) or 誹謗 (ひぼう).
讒誣によって彼の評判は地に落ちた。
His reputation was ruined by slander.
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Scenes of slander often appear in classical literature.