also: ぼうげん
reckless remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
Refers to irresponsible, rash, or untrue statements. Often used in formal or critical contexts to describe someone's careless or baseless words.
彼の妄言に惑わされてはいけない。
Don't be misled by his reckless remarks.
その政治家は妄言を繰り返し、批判を浴びた。
The politician repeated thoughtless words and drew criticism.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading もうげん is more common than ぼうげん.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 妄 (もう, 'reckless, deluded') and 言 (げん, 'words, speech'). The reading ぼうげん is a variant, possibly influenced by the on'yomi of 暴 (ぼう) in similar compounds.