McCarthyism
noun[U]
politicsuk/məˈkɑː.θi.ɪ.zəm/us/məˈkɑːr.θi.ɪ.zəm/thepracticeofaccusingsomeone of being aCommunistandthereforeavoidingor nottrustingthem:
麦卡锡主义（以莫虚有的罪名指控某人某事的法西斯行径）McCarthyism isnamedafter the AmericanpoliticianJoseph McCarthy, who in the 1950saccusedmanyAmericansof being Communists.麦卡锡主义以美国政客约瑟夫‧麦卡锡的名字命名，1950年，他指控众多美国公民为共产党人。
She was avictimof McCarthyism.她是麦卡锡主义的受害者。
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
- accusatory
- accuser
- accusingly
- alleged
- allegedly
- blame
- contributory negligence
- denunciation
- finger
- incriminate
- indict
- lay
- laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
- levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
- lightning conductor
- McCarthyite
- misattribute
- nail
- sacrificial lamb
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