1. (noun)
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
- a blemish made by dirt
Synonyms:
smudge, bit, patch, dapple, office, speckle, pip, touch, cytosmear, place, smear, aspersion, daub, fleck, cytologic smear, maculation, slur, post, stain, malignment, position, smirch, vilification, billet, blot, spotlight, spot, point, situation, berth, topographic point
2. (noun)
blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Synonyms:
vilification, billet, berth, blot, place, spot, mark, grunge, touch, dapple, discolouration, post, grease, spotlight, topographic point, point, bit, brand, position, smear, cytosmear, grime, stigma, fleck, slur, dirt, maculation, daub, speckle, malignment, smudge, filth, discoloration, smirch, situation, office, stain, soil, pip, cytologic smear, patch
3. (verb)
smirch, besmirch
- smear so as to make dirty or stained
Synonyms:
smear, denigrate, asperse, defame, calumniate, sully, smirch, besmirch, slander
4. (verb)
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Synonyms:
besmirch, smudge, asperse, maculate, taint, smear, smutch, calumniate, tarnish, denigrate, minimize, slander, blur, defile, sully, stain, daub, smirch, defame, corrupt, belittle, cloud, derogate
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