smear campaign en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
His opponent said it was all a smear campaign to make him look bad in the eyes of the voters.
Fisher read the article, became incensed, and started a smear campaign against the brothers’ business which proved immensely damaging.
1993, “The Ballad Of Climie Fisher”, in Trouble Over Bridgwater, performed by Half Man Half Biscuit:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smear campaigns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
character assassination · rumor campaign · mudslinging · swiftboating · whisper campaign
Translations (24)
nl lastercampagne (negative propaganda) · fi mustamaalaus (negative propaganda) · pt campanha difamatória (negative propaganda) · pl kampania oszczerstw (negative propaganda) · de Schmutzkampagne (negative propaganda) · hu lejárató kampány (negative propaganda) · ru клеветни́ческая кампа́ния (negative propaganda) · sv nedsvärtningskampanj (negative propaganda) · it campagna diffamatoria (negative propaganda) · de Hetzkampagne (negative propaganda) · hu hecckampány (negative propaganda) · sv smutskampanj (negative propaganda) · da smædekampagne (negative propaganda) · hu sárdobálás (negative propaganda) · sv smutskastningskampanj (negative propaganda) · fr campagne de diffamation (negative propaganda) · fi lokakampanja (negative propaganda) · cmn 惡意營銷 /恶意营销 (negative propaganda) · hu lejáratókampány (negative propaganda) · de Rufmordkampagne (negative propaganda) · es campaña de desprestigio (negative propaganda) · hu rágalomhadjárat (negative propaganda) · ka ბინძური კამპანია (negative propaganda) · fi loanheitto (negative propaganda)