smirch English

Meaning smirch meaning

What does smirch mean?

smirch

— verb smear so as to make dirty or stained

— 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

— noun (= blot) an act that brings discredit to the person who does it he made a huge blot on his copybook

— noun (= smudge) a blemish made by dirt he had a smudge on his cheek

Synonyms smirch synonyms

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smirch English » English

smear

stain

spot

sully

blot

besmirch

smudge

slur

soil

dirty

foul

blemish

tarnish

speck

smut

moil

denigrate

defile

daub

blacken

taint

splotch

speckle

slander

defame

calumniate

blur

blotch

besmear

asperse

sullied

soilure

smudginess

record

pollute

patch

nigrify

muddy

melanize

melanise

mar

macula

imbrue

grime

discolourise

discolouration

discolorize

discolorise

discoloration

demerit