assassination attempt
Definition
An unsuccessful effort or plot to murder a prominent person, especially a political leader or public figure, typically motivated by ideological, political, or personal reasons.
A deliberate act intended to kill someone important that fails to achieve its lethal objective.
Examples
The dictator's latest assassination attempt survival was hailed as proof of his 'divine protection'—or maybe just top-tier kevlar tailoring.
In the boardroom thriller, the CEO dodged a metaphorical assassination attempt from his rival's PowerPoint presentation.
My toddler's assassination attempt on my sleep schedule involved midnight tantrums and demands for dinosaur stories.
Historians debate whether the would-be assassin's butterfingers turned a surefire assassination attempt into comedy gold.