character assassination vs blackwash

character assassination and blackwash both are nouns.

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

As nouns, character assassination and blackwash are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of character assassination include assassination.

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

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