About The Word Smirch
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Smirch
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What's The Definition Of Smirch?
[n] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [v] 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" [v] smear so as to make dirty or stained Synonyms | Synonyms for Smirch: asperse | besmirch | besmirch | blot | blot | calumniate | daub | defame | denigrate | slander | slur | smear | smear | smear | smudge | spot | spot | stain | sully Related Terms | Find terms related to Smirch: See Also | accuse | assassinate | badmouth | blemish | blotch | charge | defect | drag through the mud | error | fault | fingermark | fingerprint | inkblot | libel | malign | mistake | smear | splodge | splotch | traduce Smirch In Webster's Dictionary \Smirch\, v. t. [From the root of smear.]
To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to
smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.
I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. --Shak.
\Smirch\, n. A smutch; a dirty stain. |
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