CHARACTER ASSASSINATION Definition & Meaning

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character assassination

noun

a slandering attack, especially one intended to damage the reputation of a public or political figure.

character assassination

noun

the act of deliberately attempting to destroy a person's reputation by defamatory remarks

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Origin of character assassination¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Chakraborty has also spoken about her ordeal, including how the name-calling and character assassination cost her work and how her family were also hounded.

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On Monday Millwall said reporting of the incident "contributed to an unwarranted character assassination" of Roberts.

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“These allegations are the worst form of character assassination on Lythgoe.”

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It's a character assassination worthy of Regina George’s greatest hit.

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Weeks the Drake-inspired “Not Like Us,” a character assassination you can really dance to, sat atop the Billboard Hot 100.

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