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smear campaign

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.

idiomatic

Equivalents

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Examples

“His opponent said it was all a smear campaign to make⟳ him look⟳ bad in the eyes of the voters.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

smear case smear frame smear test smear the queer smear-case Smear-resistant

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