- character assassination
- character assassinationFig. seriously harming someone's reputation. •
The review was more than a negative appraisal of his performance. It was total character assassination.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
character assassination
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character assassination — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms character assassination : singular character assassination plural character assassinations the deliberate and unfair destruction of someone s reputation … English dictionary
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character assassination — Synonyms and related words: attack, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, blackening, calumny, defamation, defamation of character, defilement, denigration, depreciation, dirt, dirty politics, disparagement, gossip column, juicy morsel, last… … Moby Thesaurus
character assassination — noun Date: 1944 the slandering of a person usually with the intention of destroying public confidence in that person … New Collegiate Dictionary
character assassination — a slandering attack, esp. one intended to damage the reputation of a public or political figure. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
