Korean word

명예훼손

Pronunciation

Romanizationmyeongyehweson

Meaning

  • noundefamation

Example

그 기사 때문에 명예훼손 문제가 생겼다.keu ki sa ttae mu ne myeong ye hwe son mun je ga saeng gyeot tta

Because of that article, a defamation issue arose.

Illustration for 명예훼손 (defamation)

More examples

경찰은 그 발언이 명예훼손인지 조사하고 있다.kyeong cha reun keu pa reo ni myeong ye hwe so nin ji cho sa ha go it tta

The police are investigating whether that remark amounts to defamation.

Core concept

Public words or actions that damage a person's good name and trust.

Common phrases

  • 명예훼손으로 고소당하다myeong ye hwe so neu ro ko so dang ha da

    be sued for defamation

  • 명예훼손 여부myeong ye hwe son yeo bu

    whether it is defamation

  • 언론의 명예훼손eol lo nui myeong ye hwe son

    media defamation

Similar words

비방pibang: Spreading someone's faults or bad qualities to lower that person's reputation.
모욕moyok: Insulting words or behavior that treat someone with contempt and cause shame.

Definition in Korean

기사·게시글·소문처럼 공개적으로 퍼져서 사람의 신뢰나 평판을 떨어뜨리는 표현이나 행동을 가리킨다.ki sa ke si geul so mun cheo reom kong gae jeo geu ro peo jeo seo sa ra mui sil loe na pyeong pa neul tteo reo tteu ri neun pyo hyeo ni na haeng dong eul ka ri kin da

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins the ideas of honor or reputation and damage, making it easy to connect with harm to someone's standing.

Usage tips

  • Korean speakers can use this noun for a claim or concern about reputational harm, not only for a court case that has already been decided.

Other meanings

  • libelnoun
  • slandernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 명예훼손죄myeongyehwesonjoedefamation offensenoun
  • 명예롭다myeongyeropttahonorableadjective

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