英语词汇“besmirch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To besmirch means to dirty or tarnish, particularly someone's reputation — like when you call Billy a cheater at kickball (even though you know he's just better at bunting than you).

Besmirch may sound kind of funny, but it goes hand in hand with other hurtful words like defame and slander. It can also mean to literally stain something. So that time you tracked mud all over the new white carpet and then blamed it on your little brother? That was a double besmirching — dirtying the rug and then falsely accusing a sibling.

WORD FAMILY

besmirch: besmirched, besmirches, besmirching

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Myths about Russian aggression, about propaganda, interference in other countries’ elections, besmirching our athletes, including Paralympic athletes.”

Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016)

One hears persistent talk about how Maduro is besmirching the military’s dignity with his economic failures.

The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016)

A rebranding is something that the Chechen warlord could definitely use following a string of violent excesses that have besmirched his reputation outside the Caucasus.

Slate(Nov 02, 2016)

1v smear so as to make dirty or stained

Syn|Hyper

smirch

smear

stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

2v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

assassinate

destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation

libel

print slanderous statements against

badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce

speak unfavorably about

accuse, charge

blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

单词	besmirch
释义	besmirch (once / 17990 pages) v To besmirch means to dirty or tarnish, particularly someone's reputation — like when you call Billy a cheater at kickball (even though you know he's just better at bunting than you). Besmirch may sound kind of funny, but it goes hand in hand with other hurtful words like defame and slander. It can also mean to literally stain something. So that time you tracked mud all over the new white carpet and then blamed it on your little brother? That was a double besmirching — dirtying the rug and then falsely accusing a sibling. WORD FAMILY besmirch: besmirched, besmirches, besmirching USAGE EXAMPLES “Myths about Russian aggression, about propaganda, interference in other countries’ elections, besmirching our athletes, including Paralympic athletes.” Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) One hears persistent talk about how Maduro is besmirching the military’s dignity with his economic failures. The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016) A rebranding is something that the Chechen warlord could definitely use following a string of violent excesses that have besmirched his reputation outside the Caucasus. Slate(Nov 02, 2016) 1v smear so as to make dirty or stained Syn\|Hyper smirch smear stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance 2v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully assassinate destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation libel print slanderous statements against badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce speak unfavorably about accuse, charge blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
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