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whispering campaign noun[ Cusually singular ] disapprovinguk /ˈwɪs.pə.rɪŋ kæmˌpeɪn/ us /ˈwɪs.pɚ.ɪŋ kæmˌpeɪn/ the intentional damaging of an important person's reputation by saying unpleasant things about them that may not be true(破环他人名声的)造谣活动,散布流言蜚语的活动 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defamatory defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom hatchet job scurrility scurrilous scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slur smear tarnish |