assassination vs blackwash

assassination and blackwash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assassination	Yes	No	No	No
blackwash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, assassination and blackwash are synonyms defined as:

assassination and blackwash: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

Other synonyms of assassination include character assassination.

assassination (noun)	blackwash (noun)
murder of a public figure by surprise attack	a wash that colors a surface black
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation	a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
	an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

assassination (verb)	blackwash (verb)
	color with blackwash
	bring (information) out of concealment