Synonyms for character assassination
char·ac·ter assas·si·na·tion

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1. character assassinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   hit job, smear campaign, swiftboating

2. character assassinationnoun

   a malicious verbal assault designed to damage the reputation of a public figure

   Synonyms:
   swiftboating, hit job, smear campaign

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1. character assassination, assassination, blackwashnoun

   an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

   Synonyms:
   black lotion, assassination, blackwash

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1. • Defamation

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1. Reporter Michelle Fields:

   Yesterday they released a statement calling me a liar. They have basically done a character assassination on me, they're linking to blogs with conspiracies about me, and they're not telling the truth.

2. Brent Bozell:

   The character assassination underway against Christians is something that five years ago was unimaginable.

3. Andrew Miltenberg:

   We remain confident in our position that Columbia violated Mr. Nungesser's rights, no individual should be victimized by a campaign of character assassination that is not only tolerated but promoted by the very institution that found him to be innocent.

4. Kim Crockett:

   There are so many important policy issues we should be discussing right now so that Minnesotans can make an informed choice when they vote, instead, most of the media is intent on character assassination.

5. Richard Burr:

   We feel part of our responsibility is to educate the rest of the world about what's going on because it's now into character assassination of candidates.