make false accusation

To start  a witch-hunt also provides the pronunciation

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

巫 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

wizard, shaman

Evolution

诬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诬 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
诬 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诬 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

make false accusation; defame; to accuse falsely

Most common words with 诬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诬陷

to entrap

诬蔑

to slander

诬告

to frame sb

to accuse falsely

诬赖

to accuse falsely