| Main Entry: | smear campaign |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt to defame another |
Synonyms: |
character assassination, defamation, defamation of character, dirty politics, dirty pool, dragging one's name through the mud, injury of reputation, malicious defamation, mudslinging, negative campaign, negative campaigning, personal attack, slander, whispering campaign |
| Main Entry: | character assassination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attack someone's reputation |
Synonyms: |
ad hominem, blackening, dirty politics, dirty pool, dirty tricks, hatchet job, muckraking, mudslinging, name-calling, personal attack, slanderous attack, smear, smear campaign |