character assassination

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a malicious verbal assault designed to damage the reputation of a public figure
slander, libel, spreading of vicious rumors about someone
A character assassination is a deliberate attempt to destroy someone's reputation, especially by criticizing them in an unfair and dishonest way when they are not present. A full-scale character assassination of the dead woman got underway in the tabloid press. A vicious personal verbal attack, especially one intended to destroy or damage a public figure's reputation.character assassin n
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
character assassination