Hatchet Job (Noun)
Meaning
A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The news outlet's story about the politician's supposed scandal turned out to be a hatchet job with little basis in fact.
- He accused the tabloid of doing a hatchet job on his celebrity client to boost circulation.
- Their opposing campaign team resorted to doing a hatchet job on their opponents by manipulating out-of-context quotes.
- Many consider the media report on the famous business owner a hatchet job fueled by an ongoing grudge.
- His team stated the document dump and selectively quoted findings represented a deliberate hatchet job meant to embarrass the entire staff.