character assassination



character assassination

Fig. seriously harming someone's reputation. The review was more than a negative appraisal of his performance. It was total character assassination.
See also: character

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Abishaiə-BISH-ie (English)Biblical
Chlotichilda-Ancient Germanic
Manya-Russian
Bernie['bə:ni]
Mamie['meimi]
AbielAY-bee-əl (English)Biblical