assassination

English Thesaurus

1. murder of a public figure by surprise attack (noun.act)

hypernym	:	execution, murder, slaying,
definition	:	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act)

2. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

3. murder of a public figure by surprise attack (noun.act)

derivation	:	assassinate,
definition	:	murder; especially of socially prominent persons (verb.social)

4. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assassinate,
definition	:	destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (verb.communication)

5. murder of a public figure by surprise attack (noun.act)

derivation	:	assassinate,
definition	:	murder; especially of socially prominent persons (verb.social)

6. an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assassinate,
definition	:	destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (verb.communication)