besmirch English

Meaning besmirch meaning

What does besmirch mean?

Definitions in simple English

besmirch Verb

— If you besmirch something, you make it dirty.

— If you besmirch someone, you damage someone's reputation. The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.

besmirch

— verb (= defame, sully) 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

— verb (= smirch) smear so as to make dirty or stained

Synonyms besmirch synonyms

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besmirch English » English

sully

smirch

smear

stain

soil

defile

befoul

slander

denigrate

defame

blacken

besmear

bedaub

spot

splotch

speck

smudge

slur

moil

grime

foul

dirty

calumniate

blemish

bedraggle

asperse

traduce

taint

streak

speckle

smutch

smut

pollute

nigrify

muddy up

muddy

muck

mire

melanize

melanise

mark

maculate

imbrue

draggle

discolourise

discolorize

discolorise

desecrate

colly

blur

Conjugation besmirch conjugation

How do you conjugate besmirch?

besmirch · verb

Present I besmirch

Positive I besmirch

Singular

1st person I besmirch

2nd person you besmirch

3rd person he/she/it besmirches

Plural

1st person we besmirch

2nd person you besmirch

3rd person they besmirch

Negative I don't besmirch

Singular

1st person I don't besmirch I do not besmirch

2nd person you don't besmirch you do not besmirch

3rd person he/she/it doesn't besmirch he/she/it does not besmirch

Plural

1st person we don't besmirch we do not besmirch

2nd person you don't besmirch you do not besmirch

3rd person they don't besmirch they do not besmirch

Question do I besmirch?

Singular

1st person do I besmirch?

2nd person do you besmirch?

3rd person does he/she/it besmirch?

Plural

1st person do we besmirch?

2nd person do you besmirch?

3rd person do they besmirch?

Negative question don't I besmirch?

Singular

1st person don't I besmirch? do I not besmirch?

2nd person don't you besmirch? do you not besmirch?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it besmirch? does he/she/it not besmirch?

Plural

1st person don't we besmirch? do we not besmirch?

2nd person don't you besmirch? do you not besmirch?

3rd person don't they besmirch? do they not besmirch?

Past I besmirched

Positive I besmirched

Singular

1st person I besmirched

2nd person you besmirched

3rd person he/she/it besmirched

Plural

1st person we besmirched

2nd person you besmirched

3rd person they besmirched

Negative I didn't besmirch

Singular

1st person I didn't besmirch I did not besmirch

2nd person you didn't besmirch you did not besmirch

3rd person he/she/it didn't besmirch he/she/it did not besmirch

Plural

1st person we didn't besmirch we did not besmirch

2nd person you didn't besmirch you did not besmirch

3rd person they didn't besmirch they did not besmirch

Question did I besmirch?

Singular

1st person did I besmirch?

2nd person did you besmirch?

3rd person did he/she/it besmirch?

Plural

1st person did we besmirch?

2nd person did you besmirch?

3rd person did they besmirch?

Negative question didn't I besmirch?

Singular

1st person didn't I besmirch? did I not besmirch?

2nd person didn't you besmirch? did you not besmirch?

3rd person didn't he/she/it besmirch? did he/she/it not besmirch?

Plural

1st person didn't we besmirch? did we not besmirch?

2nd person didn't you besmirch? did you not besmirch?

3rd person didn't they besmirch? did they not besmirch?

Future I'll besmirch

Positive I'll besmirch

Singular

1st person I'll besmirch I will besmirch

2nd person you'll besmirch you will besmirch

3rd person he/she/it'll besmirch he/she/it will besmirch

Plural

1st person we'll besmirch we will besmirch

2nd person you'll besmirch you will besmirch

3rd person they'll besmirch they will besmirch

Negative I won't besmirch

Singular

1st person I won't besmirch I will not besmirch

2nd person you won't besmirch you will not besmirch

3rd person he/she/it won't besmirch he/she/it will not besmirch

Plural

1st person we won't besmirch we will not besmirch

2nd person you won't besmirch you will not besmirch

3rd person they won't besmirch they will not besmirch

Question will I besmirch?

Singular

1st person will I besmirch?

2nd person will you besmirch?

3rd person will he/she/it besmirch?

Plural

1st person will we besmirch?

2nd person will you besmirch?

3rd person will they besmirch?

Negative question won't I besmirch?

Singular

1st person won't I besmirch? will I not besmirch?

2nd person won't you besmirch? will you not besmirch?

3rd person won't he/she/it besmirch? will he/she/it not besmirch?

Plural

1st person won't we besmirch? will we not besmirch?

2nd person won't you besmirch? will you not besmirch?

3rd person won't they besmirch? will they not besmirch?

Conditional I'd besmirch

Positive I'd besmirch

Singular

1st person I'd besmirch I would besmirch

2nd person you'd besmirch you would besmirch

3rd person he/she/it'd besmirch he/she/it would besmirch

Plural

1st person we'd besmirch we would besmirch

2nd person you'd besmirch you would besmirch

3rd person they'd besmirch they would besmirch

Negative I wouldn't besmirch

Singular

1st person I wouldn't besmirch I would not besmirch

2nd person you wouldn't besmirch you would not besmirch

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't besmirch he/she/it would not besmirch

Plural

1st person we wouldn't besmirch we would not besmirch

2nd person you wouldn't besmirch you would not besmirch

3rd person they wouldn't besmirch they would not besmirch

Question would I besmirch?

Singular

1st person would I besmirch?

2nd person would you besmirch?

3rd person would he/she/it besmirch?

Plural

1st person would we besmirch?

2nd person would you besmirch?

3rd person would they besmirch?

Negative question wouldn't I besmirch?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I besmirch? would I not besmirch?

2nd person wouldn't you besmirch? would you not besmirch?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it besmirch? would he/she/it not besmirch?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we besmirch? would we not besmirch?

2nd person wouldn't you besmirch? would you not besmirch?

3rd person wouldn't they besmirch? would they not besmirch?

Present continuous I'm besmirching

Positive I'm besmirching

Singular

1st person I'm besmirching I am besmirching

2nd person you're besmirching you are besmirching

3rd person he/she/it's besmirching he/she/it is besmirching

Plural

1st person we're besmirching we are besmirching

2nd person you're besmirching you are besmirching

3rd person they're besmirching they are besmirching

Negative I'm not besmirching

Singular

1st person I'm not besmirching I am not besmirching

2nd person you aren't besmirching you're not besmirching you are not besmirching

3rd person he/she/it isn't besmirching he/she/it's not besmirching he/she/it is not besmirching

Plural

1st person we aren't besmirching we're not besmirching we are not besmirching

2nd person you aren't besmirching you're not besmirching you are not besmirching

3rd person they aren't besmirching they're not besmirching they are not besmirching

Question am I besmirching?

Singular

1st person am I besmirching?

2nd person are you besmirching?

3rd person is he/she/it besmirching?

Plural

1st person are we besmirching?

2nd person are you besmirching?

3rd person are they besmirching?

Negative question aren't I besmirching?

Singular

1st person aren't I besmirching? am I not besmirching?

2nd person aren't you besmirching? are you not besmirching?

3rd person isn't he/she/it besmirching? is he/she/it not besmirching?

Plural

1st person aren't we besmirching? are we not besmirching?

2nd person aren't you besmirching? are you not besmirching?

3rd person aren't they besmirching? are they not besmirching?

Past continuous I was besmirching

Positive I was besmirching

Singular

1st person I was besmirching

2nd person you were besmirching

3rd person he/she/it was besmirching

Plural

1st person we were besmirching

2nd person you were besmirching

3rd person they were besmirching

Negative I wasn't besmirching

Singular

1st person I wasn't besmirching I was not besmirching

2nd person you weren't besmirching you were not besmirching

3rd person he/she/it wasn't besmirching he/she/it was not besmirching

Plural

1st person we weren't besmirching we were not besmirching

2nd person you weren't besmirching you were not besmirching

3rd person they weren't besmirching they were not besmirching

Question was I besmirching?

Singular

1st person was I besmirching?

2nd person were you besmirching?

3rd person was he/she/it besmirching?

Plural

1st person were we besmirching?

2nd person were you besmirching?

3rd person were they besmirching?

Negative question wasn't I besmirching?

Singular

1st person wasn't I besmirching? was I not besmirching?

2nd person weren't you besmirching? were you not besmirching?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it besmirching? was he/she/it not besmirching?

Plural

1st person weren't we besmirching? were we not besmirching?

2nd person weren't you besmirching? were you not besmirching?

3rd person weren't they besmirching? were they not besmirching?

Future continuous I'll be besmirching

Positive I'll be besmirching

Singular

1st person I'll be besmirching I will be besmirching

2nd person you'll be besmirching you will be besmirching

3rd person he/she/it'll be besmirching he/she/it will be besmirching

Plural

1st person we'll be besmirching we will be besmirching

2nd person you'll be besmirching you will be besmirching

3rd person they'll be besmirching they will be besmirching

Negative I won't be besmirching

Singular

1st person I won't be besmirching I will not be besmirching

2nd person you won't be besmirching you will not be besmirching

3rd person he/she/it won't be besmirching he/she/it will not be besmirching

Plural

1st person we won't be besmirching we will not be besmirching

2nd person you won't be besmirching you will not be besmirching

3rd person they won't be besmirching they will not be besmirching

Question will I be besmirching?

Singular

1st person will I be besmirching?

2nd person will you be besmirching?

3rd person will he/she/it be besmirching?

Plural

1st person will we be besmirching?

2nd person will you be besmirching?

3rd person will they be besmirching?

Negative question won't I be besmirching?

Singular

1st person won't I be besmirching? will I not be besmirching?

2nd person won't you be besmirching? will you not be besmirching?

3rd person won't he/she/it be besmirching? will he/she/it not be besmirching?

Plural

1st person won't we be besmirching? will we not be besmirching?

2nd person won't you be besmirching? will you not be besmirching?

3rd person won't they be besmirching? will they not be besmirching?

Conditional continuous I'd be besmirching

Positive I'd be besmirching

Singular

1st person I'd be besmirching I would be besmirching

2nd person you'd be besmirching you would be besmirching

3rd person he/she/it'd be besmirching he/she/it would be besmirching

Plural

1st person we'd be besmirching we would be besmirching

2nd person you'd be besmirching you would be besmirching

3rd person they'd be besmirching they would be besmirching

Negative I wouldn't be besmirching

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be besmirching I would not be besmirching

2nd person you wouldn't be besmirching you would not be besmirching

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be besmirching he/she/it would not be besmirching

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be besmirching we would not be besmirching

2nd person you wouldn't be besmirching you would not be besmirching

3rd person they wouldn't be besmirching they would not be besmirching

Question would I be besmirching?

Singular

1st person would I be besmirching?

2nd person would you be besmirching?

3rd person would he/she/it be besmirching?

Plural

1st person would we be besmirching?

2nd person would you be besmirching?

3rd person would they be besmirching?

Negative question wouldn't I be besmirching?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be besmirching? would I not be besmirching?

2nd person wouldn't you be besmirching? would you not be besmirching?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be besmirching? would he/she/it not be besmirching?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be besmirching? would we not be besmirching?

2nd person wouldn't you be besmirching? would you not be besmirching?

3rd person wouldn't they be besmirching? would they not be besmirching?

Present perfect I've besmirched

Positive I've besmirched

Singular

1st person I've besmirched I have besmirched

2nd person you've besmirched you have besmirched

3rd person he/she/it's besmirched he/she/it has besmirched

Plural

1st person we've besmirched we have besmirched

2nd person you've besmirched you have besmirched

3rd person they've besmirched they have besmirched

Negative I haven't besmirched

Singular

1st person I haven't besmirched I have not besmirched

2nd person you haven't besmirched you have not besmirched

3rd person he/she/it hasn't besmirched he/she/it has not besmirched

Plural

1st person we haven't besmirched we have not besmirched

2nd person you haven't besmirched you have not besmirched

3rd person they haven't besmirched they have not besmirched

Question have I besmirched?

Singular

1st person have I besmirched?

2nd person have you besmirched?

3rd person has he/she/it besmirched?

Plural

1st person have we besmirched?

2nd person have you besmirched?

3rd person have they besmirched?

Negative question haven't I besmirched?

Singular

1st person haven't I besmirched? have I not besmirched?

2nd person haven't you besmirched? have you not besmirched?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it besmirched? has he/she/it not besmirched?

Plural

1st person haven't we besmirched? have we not besmirched?

2nd person haven't you besmirched? have you not besmirched?

3rd person haven't they besmirched? have they not besmirched?

Past perfect I had besmirched

Positive I had besmirched

Singular

1st person I had besmirched

2nd person you had besmirched

3rd person he/she/it had besmirched

Plural

1st person we had besmirched

2nd person you had besmirched

3rd person they had besmirched

Negative I hadn't besmirched

Singular

1st person I hadn't besmirched I had not besmirched

2nd person you hadn't besmirched you had not besmirched

3rd person he/she/it hadn't besmirched he/she/it had not besmirched

Plural

1st person we hadn't besmirched we had not besmirched

2nd person you hadn't besmirched you had not besmirched

3rd person they hadn't besmirched they had not besmirched

Question had I besmirched?

Singular

1st person had I besmirched?

2nd person had you besmirched?

3rd person had he/she/it besmirched?

Plural

1st person had we besmirched?

2nd person had you besmirched?

3rd person had they besmirched?

Negative question hadn't I besmirched?

Singular

1st person hadn't I besmirched? had I not besmirched?

2nd person hadn't you besmirched? had you not besmirched?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it besmirched? had he/she/it not besmirched?

Plural

1st person hadn't we besmirched? had we not besmirched?

2nd person hadn't you besmirched? had you not besmirched?

3rd person hadn't they besmirched? had they not besmirched?

Future perfect I'll have besmirched

Positive I'll have besmirched

Singular

1st person I'll have besmirched I will have besmirched

2nd person you'll have besmirched you will have besmirched

3rd person he/she/it'll have besmirched he/she/it will have besmirched

Plural

1st person we'll have besmirched we will have besmirched

2nd person you'll have besmirched you will have besmirched

3rd person they'll have besmirched they will have besmirched

Negative I won't have besmirched

Singular

1st person I won't have besmirched I will not have besmirched

2nd person you won't have besmirched you will not have besmirched

3rd person he/she/it won't have besmirched he/she/it will not have besmirched

Plural

1st person we won't have besmirched we will not have besmirched

2nd person you won't have besmirched you will not have besmirched

3rd person they won't have besmirched they will not have besmirched

Question +'ll I have besmirched?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have besmirched? will I have besmirched?

2nd person +'ll you have besmirched? will you have besmirched?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have besmirched? will he/she/it have besmirched?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have besmirched? will we have besmirched?

2nd person +'ll you have besmirched? will you have besmirched?

3rd person +'ll they have besmirched? will they have besmirched?

Negative question won't I have besmirched?

Singular

1st person won't I have besmirched? will I not have besmirched?

2nd person won't you have besmirched? will you not have besmirched?

3rd person won't he/she/it have besmirched? will he/she/it not have besmirched?

Plural

1st person won't we have besmirched? will we not have besmirched?

2nd person won't you have besmirched? will you not have besmirched?

3rd person won't they have besmirched? will they not have besmirched?

Conditional perfect I'd have besmirched

Positive I'd have besmirched

Singular

1st person I'd have besmirched I would have besmirched

2nd person you'd have besmirched you would have besmirched

3rd person he/she/it'd have besmirched he/she/it would have besmirched

Plural

1st person we'd have besmirched we would have besmirched

2nd person you'd have besmirched you would have besmirched

3rd person they'd have besmirched they would have besmirched

Negative I wouldn't have besmirched

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have besmirched I would not have besmirched

2nd person you wouldn't have besmirched you would not have besmirched

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have besmirched he/she/it would not have besmirched

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have besmirched we would not have besmirched

2nd person you wouldn't have besmirched you would not have besmirched

3rd person they wouldn't have besmirched they would not have besmirched

Question would I have besmirched?

Singular

1st person would I have besmirched?

2nd person would you have besmirched?

3rd person would he/she/it have besmirched?

Plural

1st person would we have besmirched?

2nd person would you have besmirched?

3rd person would they have besmirched?

Negative question wouldn't I have besmirched?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have besmirched? would I not have besmirched?

2nd person wouldn't you have besmirched? would you not have besmirched?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have besmirched? would he/she/it not have besmirched?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have besmirched? would we not have besmirched?

2nd person wouldn't you have besmirched? would you not have besmirched?

3rd person wouldn't they have besmirched? would they not have besmirched?

Imperative besmirch!

Positive

you besmirch!

we let's besmirch!

Negative

you don't besmirch!

we let's not besmirch!