誣ぶ言げん

noun

slander; calumny; false accusation

Formal or literary term for making false and damaging statements about someone. Rare in everyday speech; more common synonyms include 中傷 (ちゅうしょう) or 誹謗 (ひぼう).

• 彼かれは誣ぶ言げんによって名めい誉よを傷きずつけられた。

  His reputation was damaged by slander.

• 誣ぶ言げんは法ほう律りつで罰ばっせられる行こう為いだ。

  Slander is an act punishable by law.