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
Midorimee-do-ṙeeJapanese
Arduinoahr-DWEE-noItalian
Haim-Hebrew
Kaveri-Indian, Hindi
Linsey['linzi]
DennyDEN-eeEnglish