Definition of Smear
Noun
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an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
blot smirch spot stain -
a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek"
smudge spot blot daub smirch slur -
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- cytologic smear - cytosmear -
slanderous defamation
vilification malignment
Verb
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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"
defame slander smirch asperse denigrate calumniate sully besmirch -
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
"smear the wall with paint"
"daub the ceiling with plaster"
daub -
make a smudge on
soil by smudging
blur smudge smutch -
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
Word games points for the Smear
- Scrabble® score of the smear (7)
- Word Chums® score of the smear (9)
- Words With Friends® score of the smear (8)
Unscramble smear
59 unscramble word found using the letters smear.
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