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besmirch

verb

1 besmirch

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

synonyms: asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully.

Dutch: kleineren, denigreren, smaden, roddelen, kwaadspreken, vals beschuldigen, bekladden, belasteren, bezwadderen, lasteren ... show more

2 besmirch

Smear so as to make dirty or stained.

synonym: smirch.

Dutch: besmeuren, bekladden, bekladderen, bekliederen


Moby thesaurus: attaint, bedarken, bedaub, besmear, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, black, blacken, blackwash, blot, blotch, blur, brand, call names, charcoal, cork, darken ... show more.

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besmirched

Moby thesaurus: bedraggled, befouled, blackened, blotchy, darkened, defiled, dingy, dirtied, dirty, discolored, drabbled, draggled, fouled, foxed, foxy, fuliginous, grimy, impure, indecent, inky ... show more.

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