Ad hominem
Ad hominem adjective - Appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason).
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Character assassination and ad hominem are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Character assassination" instead a noun phrase "Ad hominem".
Character assassination
Character assassination noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Ad hominem and character assassination are semantically related. You can use "Ad hominem" instead a noun phrase "Character assassination".
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Related pairs
- smear and ad hominem
- smear and character assassination
- slander and ad hominem
- slander and character assassination
- libel and ad hominem
- libel and character assassination
- defamation and ad hominem
- defamation and character assassination
- calumny and ad hominem
- calumny and character assassination
- denigration and ad hominem
- denigration and character assassination
- vilification and ad hominem
- vilification and character assassination
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