Noun: hatchet job ha-chit jób
- A false accusation of an offence or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
"The article was a hatchet job designed to ruin the celebrity's reputation";
- defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement
Derived forms: hatchet jobs
Type of: depreciation, derogation, disparagement
Encyclopedia: Hatchet job