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character assassination n.
smear campaign n.

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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personal attack

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

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Arday had denied any plagiarism - but admitted errors in his work - and said the recent controversy about his work had led to "an unrelenting level of public scrutiny and personal attack".

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Mr. Mamdani provoked it by using a malicious, personal attack to promote his pied-à-terre tax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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

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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