besmearingn.
/bɪˈsmɪərɪŋ/ A smearing or daubing over; also figurative.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun]
staining1530
stain1563
besmearing1574
attainture1608
soilurea1616
smutting1621
sullying1629
macula1649
black wash1856
smirching1862
blear1868
smudging1873
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [noun] > smeared condition > smearing
besmearing1574
slurring1660
smudging1873
1574 J. Baret Aluearie B 520 A Besmeering, or anointinge.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Enduisement, a plaistering, dawbing..besmearing.
a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) Proem, sig. A2 The defacing and besmearing of Virtue and Innocence.
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