a process in which someone secretly organizes for people to say unpleasant things about someone else in order to harm that person’s career or reputation
Synonyms and related words
Criticisms and accusations
criticism
attack
reproach
whispering campaign
noun countable
US /ˈwɪspərɪŋ kæmˌpeɪn/US /ˈhwɪspərɪŋ kæmˌpeɪn/
Word Forms
singular
whispering campaign
plural
whispering campaigns
DEFINITIONS1
1
a process in which someone secretly organizes for people to say unpleasant things about someone else in order to harm that person’s career or reputation