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character-assassinating

character-assassinating is the present participle and gerund of character-assassinate.

Meaning of character-assassinate

Verb

character-assassinate (third-person singular simple present character-assassinates, present participle character-assassinating, simple past and past participle character-assassinated)

  1. (transitive) To damage the reputation of (someone) by malicious discourse.
    • Michelle Phillips is a writer who character-assassinates herself—and occasionally others—in passing. Reading her view of herself in the rear-view mirror is like witnessing that most casual of car accidents, so common on the California freeways, the side swipe.1986 September 21, Julia Cameron, “Papa John by John Phillips with Jim Jerome […]; California Dreamin’ by Michelle Phillips […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times...

Questions about character-assassinating

What is character-assassinating the present participle and gerund of?
Character-assassinating is the present participle and gerund of character-assassinate.

Words near character-assassinating in the dictionary

  1. character witness
  2. character witnesses
  3. character-assassinate
  4. character-assassinated
  5. character-assassinates
  6. character-assassinating
  7. character-assassination
  8. character-assassinations
  9. character-based
  10. character-building
  11. character-forming

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