muckraking

Noun

Meaning

the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scandal defamation defamatory blackening denigration detraction vilification character assassination hatchet job ad hominem backbiting dirty pool whispering campaign roorback

Hypernyms

exposure

Examples

Anderson's muckraking is one of debatable ends constantly used to justify questionable works. Thomas Griffith

Poet Jill McDonough recounts the story of a particularly brave Civil War soldier, and filmmaker and activist Michael Moore presents the original muckraking journalist, Samuel McClure. Source: Internet

We all remember the muckraking of the 2004 election. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

muckology muckrake muckraker muckspreader mucksy muckworm