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character assassinate

character assassinate is the alternative form 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...

Forms of character assassinate

third-person singular presentcharacter assassinates
present participlecharacter assassinating
past participlecharacter assassinated
pastcharacter assassinated

Questions about character assassinate

What is character assassinate the alternative form of?
Character assassinate is the alternative form of character-assassinate.

Words near character assassinate in the dictionary

  1. character actress
  2. character actresses
  3. character amnesia
  4. character arc
  5. character arcs
  6. character assassinate
  7. character assassinated
  8. character assassinates
  9. character assassinating
  10. character assassination
  11. character assassinations

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