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
IssacIE-zəkEnglish
Tacita-Ancient Roman
Cormac-Irish
KlemensKLE-mens (German, Polish)German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
Sabri-Arabic
Geneva[dʒi'ni:və]