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character assassination n.
smear campaign n.

NOUN

character assassination

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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 has had a bit of a personal attack here and an unwarranted one at that."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

That was a nasty personal attack but a misdirection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Riglar added Cusack thought the coach had made a "personal attack" on her by not putting her in the starting line-up for matches.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Maria O’Donnell, a journalist who drew Milei’s ire after urging him to tone down his rhetoric, said the president often appears to treat criticism as a personal attack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Furious over what he considered an undeserved personal attack on his integrity, Stith set off alarms about Operation Breakthrough’s misuse of federally funded cars.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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