The word 辩诬 is formed by combining the character 辩, meaning "to debate" or "to argue", with 诬, meaning "false accusation" or "slander". Together, they create a compound where 辩 acts as the verb indicating the action of defending or refuting, and 诬 serves as the object specifying what is being defended against, namely, false allegations. Thus, the word literally means "to dispute a false accusation" or "to refute slander".