CHARACTER ASSASSINATION


Meaning of CHARACTER ASSASSINATION in English

(~s)

A ~ is a deliberate attempt to destroy someone’s reputation, especially by criticizing them in an unfair and dishonest way when they are not present.

A full-scale ~ of the dead woman got underway in the tabloid press.

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