besmirch

Verb

Meaning

To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sully slander smear denigrate defame smirch calumniate asperse attack sledge damage soil foul ruin dirty

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Antonyms

marshall wash marshal kudos lustre chantry

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Hypernyms

charge accuse smear

Hyponyms

libel assassinate malign traduce badmouth drag through the mud

Derivatives

besmirched besmirching

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Examples

The journalists have defamed me! Source: Internet

The article in the paper sullied my reputation Source: Internet

And while he tries to besmirch the results, as he has done with all of his anti-American maneuvers, he will fail. Source: Internet

It can besmirch a former vice president, a former U.S. senator, and all the media now, finally is talking about it. Source: Internet

I'm not trying to besmirch anyone's or any group's efforts at community building, and I'm not saying they are all failures. Source: Internet

The fourth is the possibility that the international community might have compelled the Buhari government to take action, barring which they would go to town to besmirch his administration (assuming Magu is guilty as charged). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

besmearer besmell besmile besmircher besmirchment besmirk