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hit-piece

hit-piece is the alternative spelling of hit piece.

Meaning of hit piece

Noun

hit piece (plural hit pieces)

  1. A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion, especially by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.
    • And respectable media institutions do have their standards, but there is something insidious—and very human—at work in the preparation of a hit piece: the media's desire to believe in the evil of their targets.2013, Eric Dezenhall, John Weber, Damage Control […] , Easton Studio Press, →ISBN, page 126

Forms of hit-piece

pluralhit-pieces

Questions about hit-piece

What is hit-piece the alternative spelling of?
Hit-piece is the alternative spelling of hit piece.

Words near hit-piece in the dictionary

  1. hit-or-miss transforms
  2. hit-out
  3. hit-outs
  4. hit-parader
  5. hit-paraders
  6. hit-piece
  7. hit-pieces
  8. hit-run
  9. hit-runs
  10. hit-skip
  11. hit-skipped

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