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An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- His opponent said it was all a smear campaign to make him look bad in the eyes of the voters.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
惡意營銷 /恶意营销
(èyì yíngxiāo)
— negative propaganda
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Danish:
smædekampagne
— negative propaganda
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Dutch:
lastercampagne
— negative propaganda
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Finnish:
mustamaalaus
— negative propaganda
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Finnish:
loanheitto
— negative propaganda
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Finnish:
lokakampanja
— negative propaganda
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French:
campagne de diffamation
— negative propaganda
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Georgian:
ბინძური კამპანია
(binʒuri ḳamṗania)
— negative propaganda
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German:
Hetzkampagne
— negative propaganda
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German:
Schmutzkampagne
— negative propaganda
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German:
Rufmordkampagne
— negative propaganda
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Hungarian:
lejárató kampány
— negative propaganda
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Hungarian:
lejáratókampány
— negative propaganda
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Hungarian:
rágalomhadjárat
— negative propaganda
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Hungarian:
sárdobálás
— negative propaganda
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Hungarian:
hecckampány
— negative propaganda
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Italian:
campagna diffamatoria
— negative propaganda
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Polish:
kampania oszczerstw
— negative propaganda
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Portuguese:
campanha difamatória
— negative propaganda
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Russian:
клеветни́ческая кампа́ния
(klevetníčeskaja kampánija)
— negative propaganda
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Spanish:
campaña de desprestigio
— negative propaganda
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Swedish:
smutskastningskampanj
— negative propaganda
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Swedish:
nedsvärtningskampanj
— negative propaganda
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Swedish:
smutskampanj
— negative propaganda
