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character assassination n.
smear campaign n.

NOUN

character assassination

Synonyms

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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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He said controversy about his work had led to "an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

That was a nasty personal attack but a misdirection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The inquest previously heard Cusack thought Morgan made a "personal attack" on her by not putting her in the starting line-up for matches.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The closest he comes to a good old swipe at his former boss is this delicious line: “Trump did not devise the personal attack in politics, though he may have perfected it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

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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