smirch

Definition of Smirch in English :

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Noun

1. blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot

a blemish made by dirt

Example Sentences:
'he had a smudge on his cheek'

2. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

Example Sentences:
'he made a huge blot on his copybook'

Verb

3. besmirch, smirch

smear so as to make dirty or stained

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4. asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Example Sentences:
'The journalists have defamed me!'
'The article in the paper sullied my reputation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smirch

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verb (transitive)

1.

to dirty; soil

noun

2.

the act of smirching or state of being smirched

3.

a smear or stain

Smirch

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verb transitive

1.

to make dirty or discolor as by smearing or staining with grime

2.

to sully or dishonor (a reputation, good name, etc.)

noun

3.

a smudge; smear; stain

4.

a stain on a reputation, etc.

Smirch

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tr.v. smirched, smirch·ing, smirch·es

1. To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent: "their tough, hostile faces, smirched by the grime and rust" (Henry Roth).

2. To dishonor; defame.

n.

Something, such as a blot, smear, or stain, that smirches.

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