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character assassination
noun
: the act of saying false things about a person usually in order to make the public stop liking or trusting that person
Full Definition of CHARACTER ASSASSINATION
: the slandering of a person usually with the intention of destroying public confidence in that person
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First Known Use of CHARACTER ASSASSINATION
1944
Related to CHARACTER ASSASSINATION
- Synonyms
- aspersing, blackening, calumniation, calumny, slander, defamation, defaming, libel, libeling (or libelling), maligning, smearing, traducing, vilification, vilifying
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