Character assassination synonyms
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personal-attack
ad hominem
Of or relating to ad hominem.
Present participle of blacken.
(Slang) Foul play, misconduct.
dirty tricks
(Informal) Unethical or illegal tactics, specif., such tactics used to discredit, harass, etc. one's political opponents
muckraking
Present participle of muckrake.
The practice of making unscrupulous, malicious attacks against an opponent, as in a political campaign
slanderous attack
A small quantity of some substance, as blood, smeared on a slide for microscopic study, etc.
(Idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
A damaging or disparaging remark; slander; innuendo
The definition of calumny is a lie or the act of saying a lie that is intended to be hurtful.
Defamation is defined as the act of ruining someone's reputation through slander or libel.
An unfair criticism
The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
(Law) Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another.
Slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination
attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
crimes (related)
Plural form of crime
law (related)
An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
dirty politics
A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
Find another word for character assassination. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for character assassination, like: personal-attack, ad hominem, blackening, dirty-pool, dirty tricks, muckraking, mudslinging, name-calling, slanderous attack, smear and smear campaign.