smear campaign

1. (idiomatic)An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.

   His opponent said it was all a smear campaign to make him look bad in the eyes of the voters.

   Hetzkampagne, Schmutzkampagne, Rufmordkampagne

   клеветни́ческая кампа́нияklevetníčeskaja kampánija

1. The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.

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2. Narcissists engage in smear campaigns to damage the reputation and credibility of those who oppose them.

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