English language
Toggle Transcript
assassination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blackwash, character assassination |
| Type of | traducement, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, calumniation |
| Derivation | assassinate |
Examples of assassination
assassination
He is currently working on a book about the Mossad and the art of assassination.
From the newsweek.com
He scored a worldwide scoop with a story on the assassination of Mahatma Ghandi.
From the forbes.com
This was no suicide, Malawians swiftly concluded, but a political assassination.
From the economist.com
In the film, Jeffrey Chow has accidentally blinded a singer in an assassination.
From the washingtonpost.com
This followed the assassination in Beirut of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
From the bbc.co.uk
Knox's family insists she's innocent and is a victim of character assassination.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Robert Kennedy held the New York seat from 1965 until his assassination in 1968.
From the thestate.com
Mehsud was blamed for the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
From the newsobserver.com
That's evident in their photos of the riots following King's 1968 assassination.
From the usatoday.com
- Character assassination: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
- Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
- (assassin) a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
- (assassin) a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
- (assassinate) murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
- An assassination is the targeted killing of a public figure, usually for political purposes.
- AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. It is dedicated in memory of Doc and Dimebag Darrell.
- Assassination is a 1987 action-thriller film about a bodyguard who is assigned to protect the First Lady of the United States against an assassination plot. The film was directed by Peter R. Hunt, and stars Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, and Stephen Elliott. ...
- , also known as The Assassin, is a 1964 film directed by Masahiro Shinoda.
