character assassination
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But if character assassination were a crime, there'd be a long list of suspects.

Unfortunately, this kind of character assassination has become the way Republicans do business in recent years.

For a playwright, this is a case of character assassination.

In response, the Soviet press launched a campaign of character assassination.

I'm not clear on what the character assassination refers to.

I'd like to have heard a bit more about the character assassination: who is doing it, etc.

After a few hours of shocked silence, the character assassination began.

"But the way that the whole situation was handled, there's been character assassination."

But not one person stood up against this character assassination.

And for children, it means being subjected to character assassination between the parents.