hatchet job

hatch·et job

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hach-it job]
- /ˈhætʃ ɪt dʒɒb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hach-it job]
- /ˈhætʃ ɪt dʒɒb/

Definitions of hatchet job words

noun hatchet job a maliciously destructive critique or act: The special committee has done a hatchet job on the new proposal. 1
noun hatchet job ruthless critique 1
countable noun hatchet job To do a hatchet job on someone or something means to say or write something mentioning many bad things about them, which harms their reputation. 0
noun hatchet job a malicious or devastating verbal or written attack 0
noun hatchet job a biased, malicious attack on the character or activities of a person, institution, etc. 0
noun hatchet job (Idiomatic) A journalistic or other treatment which portrays its subject in a very unfavorable manner; a work of criticism which aims to destroy a reputation. 0

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Origin of hatchet job

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Hatchet job

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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hatchet job popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for hatchet job

noun hatchet job

defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
calumniation — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
ax job — hatchet job.
dismantlement — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
poison-pen letter — A poison-pen letter is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble.

All 5 Synonyms of hatchet job