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character assassination(noun, expression, smear, attempt, reputation)
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defamation(noun, abuse, attempt, slander, disparagement)
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mudslinging(noun, praise, attempt)
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smear(noun, praise, attempt)
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whispering campaign(noun, attempt, campaign)
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muckraking(abuse, smear, slander, disparagement, blackening)
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revilement(abuse, slander, disparagement)
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slander(noun, abuse, attempt, disparagement)
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vilification(abuse, slander, disparagement)
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detraction(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
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dirty tricks
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hatchet job
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negative campaign(noun, attempt)
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politics
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roorback
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traducing(abuse, slander, disparagement)
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abuse(slander, disparagement)
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aspersion(abuse, slander, disparagement)
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backbiting(abuse, slander, disparagement)
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backstabbing(abuse, slander, disparagement)
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