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
Davidson['deividsn]
Koutako:-tahJapanese
Sirvart-Armenian
Proctor['prɔktə]
Davorka-Croatian, Serbian
Aspinall['æspinl]