mudslinging
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ/
- Literature
- We have problems in this nation, but working together is the answer, not more mudslinging.
- political mudslinging
- lots of mudslinging
- mudslinging campaign
Examples
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Both Congressman Chris Gibson and his challenger Julian Schreibman did their share of mudslinging and stretching the truth.
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Four years of GOP mudslinging will do that to any president.
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As with most voters, as the polls indicated, all of the mudslinging did little to change minds.
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I'm predicting we are about to see the worst campaign ever when it comes to mudslinging.
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Too often, in other sites, the comments degrade to mudslinging and name-calling.
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Unfortunately, our dysfunctional and mudslinging political culture seems wholly unfit for the task at hand.
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The senator's campaign was filled with mudslinging, as both candidates made harsh accusations against each other.
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Mudslinging during the debate overshadowed the candidates' actual policies.
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Voters expressed their frustration over the mudslinging that dominated the last election season.
Synonyms
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4.4
Harsh repeated criticism of a person or their ideas
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7.1
To harm someone's reputation by saying untrue things about them in public
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4.9
Using insulting words to hurt or shame someone instead of discussing the problem
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6.0
Secret dishonest actions that harm or make someone look bad, often in politics and business
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5.5
An organized effort to hurt someone's reputation by making false or unfair accusations
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7.0
Trying to damage someone's reputation with false or harmful statements
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7.3
Hurts someone's reputation on purpose by spreading false or harmful stories
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9.8
A remark that says bad things about someone to hurt their reputation
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8.4
A written or spoken attack that unfairly hurts someone's reputation
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8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
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8.4
Unfair criticism that makes someone or their work seem bad
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8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
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7.4
Organized effort to spread secret bad rumors to make people think badly of someone
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8.6
A comment or action that makes someone feel unimportant
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9.9
An attempt to damage someone's reputation by making false claims
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9.9
Telling lies about someone to harm what people think of them
Antonyms
How Malicious
- Specialized
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6.6
- Literature
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4.8
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3.2
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mudslinging comes from the clear picture of people literally throwing mud at one another, where sling means 'to throw', as in slingshot. So in politics, mudslinging is making dirty, unfair attacks to damage someone's reputation.