HATCHET JOB meaning: Maliciously destructive criticism or attack

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hatchet job)

▸ noun: A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation.
▸ noun: An action or a program which imposes deep reductions in expenditure.

Opposite:

praise, commendation, accolade, applause, approval

Adjectives:

dead set, offensive, attack, assailant, rapt, besetting, assaultive, attaint, hit, cheaty, aggro

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