character assassination

English Thesaurus

1. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assassinate,
definition	:	destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (verb.communication)

derivation	:	assassinate,
definition	:	destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (verb.communication)