character assassination
character assassination · character assassinations
демонізація
клеветническая кампания
Diffamierung, Rufmord
A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someoneA malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.
» Narcissists engage in character assassination, attacking others' self-esteem and self-worth to maintain control.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.
Rufmord, Diffamierung
More definitions
- an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
Examples
1 sentencesNarcissists engage in character assassination, attacking others' self-esteem and self-worth to maintain control.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation:
Forms
plural: character assassinations| Singular | character assassination |
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| Plural | character assassinations |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation:assassinationblackwash
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcharacter-assassinate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable