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personal attack

NOUN

character assassination

Synonyms

WEAK

ad hominem blackening dirty politics dirty pool dirty tricks hatchet job muckraking mudslinging name-calling slanderous attack smear smear campaign

NOUN

smear campaign

Synonyms

WEAK

character assassination defamation defamation of character dirty politics dirty pool dragging one's name through the mud injury of reputation malicious defamation mudslinging negative campaign negative campaigning slander whispering campaign

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“The claims in this personal attack are false, malicious, and defamatory,” Epshteyn said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

We all can have a good laugh at the idea that "Uncle Bobby's Wedding" is a personal attack on people who don't believe in marriage equality.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

“To summarize, this is an operation to harass me by land, sea and air to try and make me give up politics through a personal attack on my wife,” Sánchez wrote.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

Ofcom said his remarks "constituted a highly personal attack on Ms Evans and were potentially highly offensive to viewers".

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

I knew Hattie didn’t mean to show off, but sometimes her flawlessness felt like a personal attack.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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