诬蔑

誣蔑

wūmiè

verb #21,067

Meanings

1 to slander
2 to defame
3 to malign
4 to vilify

Characters

to falsely accuse / to frame

to belittle / to humiliate / to deny

Examples

他诬蔑同事偷了公款。

Tā wūmiè tóngshì tōule gōngkuǎn.

He slandered his colleague, claiming he had stolen public funds.

这种诬蔑是完全没有根据的。

Zhè zhǒng wūmiè shì wánquán méiyǒu gēnjù de.

This slander is completely unfounded.

Tips

usage

诬蔑 emphasizes making false accusations to damage someone's reputation. It is stronger than 批评 (to criticize) and implies deliberate falsehood. Related: 污蔑 is a variant spelling with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

诬 wū

蔑 miè