assassinated

/əˈsæsəˌneɪtɪd/
adjective
  1. Killed by a sudden, secret, or politically motivated attack.
    • The museum displays artifacts from the assassinated president's era.
    • The assassinated leader was mourned by millions around the world.
    • A memorial was built for the assassinated civil rights activist.
Antonyms
verb
  1. Past tense of assassinate: murdered a prominent person, often for political reasons.
    • The spy assassinated the general with a single shot.
    • They assassinated the king in his own palace.
    • The rebel group assassinated the governor last year.
  2. Past tense of assassinate: destroyed someone's reputation through slander.
    • She felt the rumors assassinated her professional standing.
    • The journalist claimed the politician assassinated his character in the press.
    • The campaign team deliberately assassinated the rival's credibility.
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