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单词 whispering campaign
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whispering campaign

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noun

the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.

Origin of whispering campaign

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby whispering campaign

Whisky Rebellion, whisper, whispered, whisperer, whispering, whispering campaign, whispering gallery, whisperous, whispery, whist, whist drive
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British Dictionary definitions for whispering campaign

whispering campaign

noun

the organized diffusion by word of mouth of defamatory rumours designed to discredit a person, group, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with whispering campaign

whispering campaign

A deliberate spreading of derogatory rumors about a candidate, as in That whispering campaign destroyed his chances for election. [c. 1920]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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