Slander

"Slander" in Japanese

中傷

chūshō

(false or unsupported spoken malicious statement)

誹謗

hibō

(false or unsupported spoken malicious statement)

讒言

zangen

(false or unsupported spoken malicious statement)

中傷する

chūshō suru

(utter a slanderous statement about)

讒言する

zangen suru

(utter a slanderous statement about)

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