character assassination

noun

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

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

Discover More

First recorded in 1945–50

Discover More

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

From BBC

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

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

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

Springfield has yet to recover from Trump’s collective character assassination.

Browse