/ˈlaɪbl ||; ˈlaɪbḷ/noun [C,U] the act of printing a statement about sb that is not true and would give people a bad opinion of him/her 发表诽谤文字: The singer is suing the newspaper for libel. 那个歌手告报社诽谤。 libel verb [T] (libelling;libelled (US 美) libeling;libeled) The actor claims he was libelled in the magazine article. 这位演员声称杂志里的那篇文章对他造谣中伤。