16 entries under smear topic. ×

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character assassination(noun, expression, idiom, reputation)
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blackening
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detraction(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement)
2
dirty politics(noun, expression, blackening)
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mudslinging(noun, blackening)
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name-calling(noun, blackening)
2
smear campaign(expression, abuse, slander, disparagement)
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ad hominem(noun, expression, blackening)
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dirty pool(noun, expression, blackening)
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dirty tricks(noun, expression, blackening)
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hatchet job(noun, expression, blackening)
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personal attack(noun, expression, blackening)
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slanderous attack(noun, expression, blackening)
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dirty linen(noun, expression, slander, disparagement)
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mud-slinging(noun, slander, disparagement, libel)
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scandalous remark(noun, expression, slander, disparagement)
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