Idiom
smear campaign
Meaning
An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The politician started a smear campaign against his opponent.”
“The company launched a smear campaign to ruin the reputation of the journalist who exposed their illegal activities.”
“Fearing a loss of public support, the rival faction initiated a calculated smear campaign designed to discredit the leader's integrity and undermine her long-standing authority.”
Examples
simple
“The politician started a smear campaign against his opponent.”
contextual
“The company launched a smear campaign to ruin the reputation of the journalist who exposed their illegal activities.”
complex
“Fearing a loss of public support, the rival faction initiated a calculated smear campaign designed to discredit the leader's integrity and undermine her long-standing authority.”
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