誹ひ毀き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

defamation; libel; slander

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

• 彼かれは新しん聞ぶん社しゃを相あい手てに誹ひ毀きの訴そ訟しょうを起おこした。

  He filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper company.

• インターネット上じょうでの誹ひ毀き中ちゅう傷しょうが社しゃ会かい問もん題だいになっている。

  Defamation and slander on the internet have become a social problem.