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Noun
Definition: A fallacious objection to an argument or factual claim by appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making the argument or claim, rather than by addressing the substance of the argument or producing evidence against the claim; an attempt to argue against an opponent's idea by discrediting the opponent themself.
Adjective
ad hominem
Definition: appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason); "ad hominem arguments"
Definition: Of or relating to this kind of fallacious objection.
Adverb
Definition: In an ad hominem manner.