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Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.
Charles Krauthammer

Meaning of "character assassination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

noun
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preposition
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exclamation
Character assassination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHARACTER ASSASSINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Character assassination

Character assassination is a deliberate and sustained process that aims to destroy the credibility and reputation of a person, institution, social group, or nation. Agents of character assassinations employ a mix of open and covert methods to achieve their goals, such as raising false accusations, planting and fostering rumours, and manipulating information. Character assassination is an attempt to tarnish a person's reputation. It may involve exaggeration, misleading half-truths, or manipulation of facts to present an untrue picture of the targeted person. It is a form of defamation and can be a form of ad hominem argument. For living individuals targeted by character assassination attempts, this may result in being rejected by their community, family, or members of their living or work environment. Such acts are often difficult to reverse or rectify, and the process is likened to a literal assassination of a human life. The damage sustained can last a lifetime or, for historical figures, for many centuries after their death.

Definition of character assassination in the English dictionary

The definition of character assassination in the dictionary is the act of deliberately attempting to destroy a person's reputation by defamatory remarks.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of character assassination in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «character assassination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION

Find out the translation of character assassination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of character assassination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «character assassination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

性格暗杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

difamación
570 millions of speakers

English

character assassination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चरित्र हनन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اغتيال الشخصية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убийство характер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

difamação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চরিত্র হত্যার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diffamation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembunuhan watak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rufmord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문자 암살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pambajakan karakter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân vật bị ám sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாத்திரம் படுகொலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्ण हत्ये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karaktere suikast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carattere assassinio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

charakter zabójstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вбивство характер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

caracter asasinat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δολοφονίας χαρακτήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karakter moord
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

karaktärsmord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karakter attentat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of character assassination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARACTER ASSASSINATION»

The term «character assassination» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHARACTER ASSASSINATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about character assassination

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4 QUOTES WITH «CHARACTER ASSASSINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word character assassination.
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Emanuel Celler
We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo.
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Richard Dreyfuss
It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.
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Charles Krauthammer
Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.
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Sean Young
I've been forced to deal with my character assassination.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHARACTER ASSASSINATION»

Discover the use of character assassination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to character assassination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ready, Aim, Fire!: Character Assassination in Cuba
Ready, Aim, Fire Character Assassination in Cuba analyzes this topic through the lens of the Cuban experience over the last fifty years.
Rafael Rojas, 2012
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Francis Bacon: The History of a Character Assassination
Beyond his own country Francis Bacon is remembered as a great man, founder of modern science and philosophy, a just judge and a teacher of kings.
Nieves Mathews, 1996
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Character assassination in modern history of Orissa
This Book Attempts To Reinstate Orissa`S Hero Sir R.N. Bhanja Deo, Raja Of Kanika As A National Hero Who Was, According To The Author A Victim Of Congress Propaganda In 1921-22 That He Was Levying Unjust Taxes And The Tenants Of The Kanika ...
Jitāmitra Prasāda Siṃhadeba, 2001
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Character Assassination
Jon Gruber. Character Assassination by Jon Gruber Here it is, folks! A collection of bar stool reflections,
Jon Gruber, 2010
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A Teacher's Story: The Attempted Character Assassination of ...
This journey involves the actions of friends, lovers, school administrators, teachers, parents, children and everyday people. A teacher's destiny unfolds within the pages of this book.
Eardine Reeves Lee, 2013
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Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Reputation, Brand, or ...
From false Wikipedia entries, to fake YouTube videos, to Facebook lynch mobs, everyone from CEOs to fashion models, journalists to politicians, restaurateurs to doctors, is open to character assassination in the burgeoning realm of digital ...
Richard Torrenzano, Mark Davis, 2011
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They Eat Their Young:: The Character Assassination of a Teacher!
Yet lost it because I was teaching out of my area. I left twice in the middle of the year, well three times because the Law was not doing its job. This is a book I feel every new teacher or even a veteran should read.
Doc King Cole, 2013
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Character Assassination
John Noble, a Western novelist, was struggling with his writing career.
Ray Collins, 2007
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Character Assassination
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Character assassination is an attempt to tarnish a person's reputation.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Traumatic Experience in the Unconscious Life of Groups: The ...
Character assassination may be as - if not more - effective than actual assassination. Certainly, character assassination may be more painful than actual assassination, especially in professional organisations and voluntary organisations in ...
Earl Hopper, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHARACTER ASSASSINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term character assassination is used in the context of the following news items.
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Character assassination
Mudslinging and character assassination is a way of engaging in battle underhandedly by those who cannot fight fairly and on an even playing ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
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'I am being chased like an animal!' St Stephen's principal urges …
Since the matter is sub-judice, I appeal to all the elements concerned that this constant character assassination should be avoided,” he said ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Succession squabbles at late Christiaan's burial
“Because of the fight, wrangles, character assassination and tussles over the chieftainships, the Nama people have become their own slaves,” ... «Namibian, Jul 15»
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Open letter against him is proof of working reforms, says BI …
Mison said the character assassination attempted by Hussin and his cohorts will not deter him from keeping on implementing positive reforms ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
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'Salahuddin soul of Kashmir freedom Movement': LeT
... chief of the outfit Mehmood Shah said that it is a part of the strategy from India to resort to character assassination of freedom loving leaders. «Kashmir Watch, Jul 15»
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Best QBs in History: 1-5
... "For most quarterbacks, ugly playoff performances are quirks of history; for Manning, they become bullet points in a character assassination. «Sports Central, Jul 15»
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Being subject to character assassination by linking with political …
Ayyan Ali for the first time also burst out in the court and said that she is being subjected to character assassination and is being linked to ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
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Voice in CD not mine: Minister Kaul Singh
It's a character assassination attempt. Some people see me as obstacle so they are trying to ruin my name," he said. Without naming Virbhadra ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Alberto Nisman's Mysterious Death in Argentina
In addition, a character assassination of Nisman was promoted by governmental officials. “In the meantime, there have been consequences of ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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Opinion: Does Gov. Rauner want shutdown more than solutions?
Politicians will be running ads full of character assassination and threatening gratuitous cuts that would turn those innocent bystanders into ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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