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character assassination
noun
- a slandering attack, especially one intended to damage the reputation of a public or political figure.
character assassination
noun
- the act of deliberately attempting to destroy a person's reputation by defamatory remarks
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of character assassination1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Chakraborty has also spoken about her ordeal, including how the name-calling and character assassination cost her work and how her family were also hounded.
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On Monday Millwall said reporting of the incident "contributed to an unwarranted character assassination" of Roberts.
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“These allegations are the worst form of character assassination on Lythgoe.”
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It's a character assassination worthy of Regina George’s greatest hit.
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Weeks the Drake-inspired “Not Like Us,” a character assassination you can really dance to, sat atop the Billboard Hot 100.
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