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smirch

English

  1. 🔊 an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    “he made a huge blot on his copybook”
  2. 🔊 a blemish made by dirt
    “he had a smudge on his cheek”
  3. 🔊 smear so as to make dirty or stained
  4. 🔊 charge falsely or with malicious intent
    “The journalists have defamed me!”

Similar words

blot smear spot stain smudge spot blot daub smear slur defame slander asperse denigrate calumniate smear sully besmirch besmirch aspersion attaint badge of infamy bar sinister baton