smirch
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(verb) smear so as to make dirty or stained |
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Synonyms: besmirch |
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Related Words: smear |
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(noun) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
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Synonyms: blot, smear, spot, stain |
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Related Words: error, fault, mistake |
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(verb) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" The article in the paper sullied my reputation" |
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Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, sully |
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Related Words: accuse, badmouth, charge, drag through the mud, libel, malign, traduce |
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(noun) a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
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Synonyms: blot, daub, slur, smear, smudge, spot |
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Related Words: blemish, blotch, defect, fingermark, fingerprint, splodge, splotch |
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