Synonyms for hatchet job
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Noun
1. Hit piece — A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of…
hit piece, defamation, slam piece, calumny, obloquy, traducement, calumniation
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- n. 1
A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
That article about the mayor is nothing more than a hatchet job.
Example sentences
- defamation You're so vain, you sued Carly Simon for defamation.
- calumny There's something even worse than calumny, it's truth.
By length
- 7 letters
- stinker, calumny3, obloquy3
- 10 letters
- defamation4
- 11 letters
- traducement
- 12 letters
- calumniation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (calumny3 = 3 syllables).