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♦ character /ˈkærəktə(r)/A n.1 carattere; natura: the two sides of his character, i due lati del suo carattere; the British national character, il carattere nazionale britannico; to be a good judge of character, saper giudicare il carattere delle persone; strength of character, forza di carattere; in character, tipico di q.; da lui [lei, ecc.]; out of character, in contrasto col proprio carattere; non da lui [lei, ecc.]; (in modo) insolito; (in modo) sorprendente; It's in keeping with his character, è nel suo carattere; è da lui; a man of character, un uomo di carattere2 carattere distintivo; atmosfera; personalità: a village full of character, un paesino pieno di atmosfera3 [u] reputazione; buon nome: an attack on his character, un attacco al suo buon nome; character reference, referenze (pl.); character assassination, campagna diffamatoria; (leg.) character witness, testimone della buona reputazione di q.4 personaggio ( di romanzo, film, ecc.): a cartoon character, un personaggio dei fumetti; a colourful character, un personaggio pittoresco; a fictional character, un personaggio inventato (o di fantasia); He plays a character named Joe, interpreta un personaggio di nome Joe; the main character, il protagonista NOTA D'USO: - protagonist o main character?-5 individuo; tipo; personaggio; soggetto: a suspicious character, un individuo sospetto; a bad character, un cattivo soggetto; un brutto tipo; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco8 (comput., tipogr.) carattere9 (biol.) carattere10 (antiq.) attestato di servizio; benservito; referenze (pl.): The maid was given an excellent character, la cameriera ricevette un ottimo benservitoB a. attr.2 (psic.) caratteriale; caratterologico3 (comput., tipogr.) di, dei caratteri: character encoding, codifica dei caratteri; character map, mappa dei caratteri; character recognition, riconoscimento dei caratteri● (cinem.) character actor [actress], caratterista □ character builder, cosa (esperienza, ecc.) che serve a formare il carattere □ (cinem.) character part, parte da caratterista.
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Character assassination — is an attempt to tarnish a person s reputation. It may involve exaggeration, misleading half truths, or manipulation of facts to present an untrue picture of the targeted person. It is a form of defamation and can be a form of ad hominem argument … Wikipedia
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character assassination — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms character assassination : singular character assassination plural character assassinations the deliberate and unfair destruction of someone s reputation … English dictionary
character assassination — noun an attack intended to ruin someone s reputation • Syn: ↑assassination, ↑blackwash • Derivationally related forms: ↑assassinate (for: ↑assassination) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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character assassination — character assassi nation noun count or uncount the deliberate and unfair destruction of someone s reputation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
character assassination — Synonyms and related words: attack, backbiting, backstabbing, belittlement, blackening, calumny, defamation, defamation of character, defilement, denigration, depreciation, dirt, dirty politics, disparagement, gossip column, juicy morsel, last… … Moby Thesaurus
character assassination — noun Date: 1944 the slandering of a person usually with the intention of destroying public confidence in that person … New Collegiate Dictionary
character assassination — a slandering attack, esp. one intended to damage the reputation of a public or political figure. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium