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
Syed-Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Bjartr-Ancient Scandinavian
Mamun-Arabic, Bengali
Zdravko-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Renia-Polish
FriedhelmFREET-helmGerman