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)

1. (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