Definitions

mudslinging

[muhd-sling-ing] / ˈmʌdˌslɪŋ ɪŋ /

NOUN

smear campaign

Synonyms

WEAK

character assassination defamation dirty politics dragging one's name through the mud negative campaign slander

Example Sentences

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Mudslinging started almost as soon as the hostile all-stock, no-premium bid was announced on Monday.

From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2019

"Mudslinging" in the Labour leadership contest should stop, a Welsh supporter of left-winger Jeremy Corbyn has said.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2015