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character assassination

noun

  1. a slandering attack, especially one intended to damage the reputation of a public or political figure.


character assassination

noun

  1. the act of deliberately attempting to destroy a person's reputation by defamatory remarks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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