mudslinging
Schlammschlacht
Casting aspersions with intent to discreditCasting aspersions with intent to discredit.
US/mˈʌdslˌɪŋɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Casting aspersions with intent to discredit.
The campaign degenerated into mutual mudslinging, each candidate trying to tarnish the other's reputation and looking bad in the process.
The mudslinging didn't help expand the media coverage of the issues; all that was reported was the mudslingings.
Schlammschlacht
Translations
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By meaning 1
casting aspersions to discredit:
Origin
From mud + slinging.From mud + slinging.
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Forms
plural: mudslingings| Singular | mudslinging |
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uncountable
Word family
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