character-assassinate
verbEtymology
Back-formation from character assassination.
Definitions
To damage the reputation of (someone) by malicious discourse.
- “He was murdered twice.” First he was targeted (while en route to testify to a grand jury) by mob hit men and shot in that stairwell. Then he was character-assassinated as the Arizona real estate crime wave drew intense scrutiny.
- Anything more ambitious than an interesting collar is wasted on a video call, and, anyway, no one is looking at you, they’re too busy character-assassinating you based on the bookshelves behind you.
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