Definition of smear campaign in English:

smear campaign

noun

A plan to discredit a public figure by making false accusations.
Example sentencesExamples
- The owner of a Manchester curry house - said to be the biggest in the country - has published an open letter to refute allegations made in a e-mail smear campaign.
- He said it would be ‘quite incorrect’ to describe anything as a smear campaign unless it was based on publication of false information.
- His write up in the newspaper smells of political witch-hunt and a political smear campaign.
- He accused the Labor councillor and her colleagues of planning a smear campaign against him to hurt the Balance Team - a claim the councillor denies.
- Well, Senator Kerry had to respond to these scurrilous attacks on his character as a smear campaign.
Synonyms
libel, slander, character assassination, defamation of character, calumny, vilification, traducement, obloquy, scandal, scandalmongering, malicious gossip, tittle-tattle, backbiting, aspersions, muckraking, abuse, malediction

Definition of smear campaign in US English:

smear campaign

nounsmi(ə)r kamˈpān

A plan to discredit a public figure by making false or dubious accusations.
Example sentencesExamples
- He accused the Labor councillor and her colleagues of planning a smear campaign against him to hurt the Balance Team - a claim the councillor denies.
- Well, Senator Kerry had to respond to these scurrilous attacks on his character as a smear campaign.
- He said it would be ‘quite incorrect’ to describe anything as a smear campaign unless it was based on publication of false information.
- The owner of a Manchester curry house - said to be the biggest in the country - has published an open letter to refute allegations made in a e-mail smear campaign.
- His write up in the newspaper smells of political witch-hunt and a political smear campaign.
Synonyms
libel, slander, character assassination, defamation of character, calumny, vilification, traducement, obloquy, scandal, scandalmongering, malicious gossip, tittle-tattle, backbiting, aspersions, muckraking, abuse, malediction

单词	smear campaign
释义	Definition of smear campaign in English: smear campaign noun A plan to discredit a public figure by making false accusations. Example sentencesExamples The owner of a Manchester curry house - said to be the biggest in the country - has published an open letter to refute allegations made in a e-mail smear campaign. He said it would be ‘quite incorrect’ to describe anything as a smear campaign unless it was based on publication of false information. His write up in the newspaper smells of political witch-hunt and a political smear campaign. He accused the Labor councillor and her colleagues of planning a smear campaign against him to hurt the Balance Team - a claim the councillor denies. Well, Senator Kerry had to respond to these scurrilous attacks on his character as a smear campaign. Synonyms libel, slander, character assassination, defamation of character, calumny, vilification, traducement, obloquy, scandal, scandalmongering, malicious gossip, tittle-tattle, backbiting, aspersions, muckraking, abuse, malediction Definition of smear campaign in US English: smear campaign nounsmi(ə)r kamˈpān A plan to discredit a public figure by making false or dubious accusations. Example sentencesExamples He accused the Labor councillor and her colleagues of planning a smear campaign against him to hurt the Balance Team - a claim the councillor denies. Well, Senator Kerry had to respond to these scurrilous attacks on his character as a smear campaign. He said it would be ‘quite incorrect’ to describe anything as a smear campaign unless it was based on publication of false information. The owner of a Manchester curry house - said to be the biggest in the country - has published an open letter to refute allegations made in a e-mail smear campaign. His write up in the newspaper smells of political witch-hunt and a political smear campaign. Synonyms libel, slander, character assassination, defamation of character, calumny, vilification, traducement, obloquy, scandal, scandalmongering, malicious gossip, tittle-tattle, backbiting, aspersions, muckraking, abuse, malediction
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