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slander, defamation, vilification
The act of damaging someone's reputation by spreading false or malicious statements. Often used in combination with 誹謗 to form the compound 誹謗中傷.
ネットでの中傷が問題になっている。
Online defamation has become a problem.
根拠のない中傷は許されない。
Baseless slander is unacceptable.
SNSでの誹謗中傷が原因で、精神的に追い詰められる人が増えている。
More and more people are being mentally cornered due to vilification on social media.
中傷 refers to malicious attacks on someone's character or reputation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 誹謗中傷 (vilification and slander — the most common compound)
- 中傷する (to slander, to defame)
- ネット中傷 (online defamation)
- 中傷コメント (defamatory comments)
誹謗中傷 is a four-character compound frequently seen in news about cyberbullying and online harassment. In recent years, legal measures against 誹謗中傷 have been strengthened in Japan.