Japanese

そしり
Meaning: criticism; slander; blame; reproach
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

誹
り

Example sentences

Even though he received unjust criticism, he did not bend his beliefs.
現実を無視した彼の計画は、按図索駿の誹りを免れない。
His plan, which ignored reality, cannot escape the criticism of being impractical.
他部署の業務に口を出すのは越俎代庖の誹りを免れない。
Interfering in the business of other departments is unavoidable to be criticized for exceeding one's authority.
わずかな資料だけで結論を出すのは、管窺蠡測の誹りを免れない。
Drawing a conclusion from only a few materials is inevitably criticized as being narrow-minded.
一部のデータだけで全体を判断するのは、管中窺豹の誹りを免れない。
Judging the whole by only a part of the data cannot escape the criticism of being narrow-minded.

Usage Notes

A formal or literary word for being criticized or slandered by others. Often used in the phrase '誹りを受ける'.

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