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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

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

“The claims in this personal attack are false, malicious, and defamatory,” Epshteyn said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

My school uniform sweater suddenly bunched in ways that felt like a personal attack.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025

There were many letters in the Odessa American, but none made a more personal attack than this one.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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