English Explanatory Dictionary

red-baiting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The (ad hominem) practice of accusing someone of being a communist, socialist or anarchist with the intention of discrediting their political views.

Word forms

red-baiting

Synonyms

reductio ad Stalinum red-tagging

Related words

red-tagging
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