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besmirch

(bɪsmɜːʳtʃ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense besmirches, present participle besmirching, past tense, past participle besmirched

verb

If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.

[literary]

People were trying to besmirch his reputation. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: tarnish, damage, soil, stain More Synonyms of besmirch

besmirch in British English

(bɪˈsmɜːtʃ)

verb (transitive)

to make dirty; soil

to reduce the brightness or lustre of

to sully (often in the phrase besmirch (a person's) name)

besmirch in American English

(biˈsmɜrtʃ; bɪˈsmɜrtʃ)

verb transitive

to make dirty; soil

to bring dishonor to; sully

Word origin

be- + smirch

Examples of 'besmirch' in a sentence
besmirch

His concern that if these letters had fallen into the wrong hands they might be used to besmirch Margie were well founded."You know perfectly well I would never do anything to besmirch my name.

(verb) in the sense of tarnish

Definition

to tarnish (someone's name or reputation)

Lawyers can besmirch reputations.

Synonyms

tarnish

His image was tarnished by the savings and loans scandal.

damage

He doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality.

soil

Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands.

stain

It was too late. Their reputation had been stained.

smear

a crude attempt to smear her

taint

Rancid oil will taint the flavour.

blacken

They're trying to blacken our name.

daub

They daubed paint on the wall.

slander

He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the politician.

sully

I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.

dishonour

I don't want to dishonour the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe.

defame

He complained that the article defamed him.

drag through the mud

smirch

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blacken

Definition

to damage (someone's reputation)

They're trying to blacken our name.

Synonyms

discredit,

stain,

disgrace,

smear,

knock (informal),

degrade,

rubbish (informal),

taint,

tarnish,

censure,

slur,

slag (off) (slang),

malign,

reproach,

denigrate,

disparage,

decry,

vilify,

slander,

sully,

dishonour,

defile,

defame,

bad-mouth (slang),

traduce,

bring into disrepute,

smirch,

calumniate

in the sense of damage

Definition

to harm or injure

He doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality.

Synonyms

harm,

ruin,

mar,

stain,

taint,

tarnish,

blot,

blemish,

sully,

smirch

in the sense of daub

Definition

to smear (paint or mud) quickly or carelessly over a surface

They daubed paint on the wall.

Synonyms

smear,

dirty,

splatter,

stain,

spatter,

sully,

deface,

smirch,

begrime,

besmear,

bedaub,

paint,

coat,

stain,

plaster,

slap on (informal)

Nearby words of
besmirch

beside yourself
besides
besiege
besmirch
besotted
bespatter
bespeak

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单词	besmirch
释义	Trends of besmirch View usage for: besmirch (bɪsmɜːʳtʃ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense besmirches, present participle besmirching, past tense, past participle besmirched verb If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true. [literary] People were trying to besmirch his reputation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: tarnish, damage, soil, stain More Synonyms of besmirch besmirch in British English (bɪˈsmɜːtʃ) verb (transitive) 1. to make dirty; soil 2. to reduce the brightness or lustre of 3. to sully (often in the phrase besmirch (a person's) name) besmirch in American English (biˈsmɜrtʃ; bɪˈsmɜrtʃ) verb transitive 1. to make dirty; soil 2. to bring dishonor to; sully Word origin be- + smirch Examples of 'besmirch' in a sentence besmirch His concern that if these letters had fallen into the wrong hands they might be used to besmirch Margie were well founded. Clive Barker GALILEE (2001) "You know perfectly well I would never do anything to besmirch my name. Stephanie Laurens ON A WICKED DAWN (2001) (verb) in the sense of tarnish Definition to tarnish (someone's name or reputation) Lawyers can besmirch reputations. Synonyms tarnish His image was tarnished by the savings and loans scandal. damage He doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality. soil Young people don't want to do things that soil their hands. stain It was too late. Their reputation had been stained. smear a crude attempt to smear her taint Rancid oil will taint the flavour. blacken They're trying to blacken our name. daub They daubed paint on the wall. slander He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the politician. sully I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it. dishonour I don't want to dishonour the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe. defame He complained that the article defamed him. drag through the mud smirch Additional synonyms in the sense of blacken Definition to damage (someone's reputation) They're trying to blacken our name. Synonyms discredit, stain, disgrace, smear, knock (informal), degrade, rubbish (informal), taint, tarnish, censure, slur, slag (off) (slang), malign, reproach, denigrate, disparage, decry, vilify, slander, sully, dishonour, defile, defame, bad-mouth (slang), traduce, bring into disrepute, smirch, calumniate in the sense of damage Definition to harm or injure He doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality. Synonyms harm, ruin, mar, stain, taint, tarnish, blot, blemish, sully, smirch in the sense of daub Definition to smear (paint or mud) quickly or carelessly over a surface They daubed paint on the wall. Synonyms smear, dirty, splatter, stain, spatter, sully, deface, smirch, begrime, besmear, bedaub, paint, coat, stain, plaster, slap on (informal) Nearby words of besmirch beside yourself besides besiege besmirch besotted bespatter bespeak Synonyms of 'besmirch' besmirch Explore 'besmirch' in the dictionary
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