damn by association
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damn by association (third-person singular simple present damns by association, present participle damning by association, simple past and past participle damned by association)
- (transitive) To discredit or condemn (someone or something, such as a position) by attacking someone or something associated.
See also
- appeal to ridicule
- guilt by association
- reductio ad Hitlerum