nnoun.attributea blemish made by dirtSynset:blot daub slur smear smudge spot
Examples:- he had a smudge on his cheek
Derivationally Related Form:smearblotsmudgyspotsmudgesmirch
Hypernyms:blemish defect mar
Inherited Hypernyms:smudgeblemishappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blotchfingermarkfingerprintinkblotsplodgesplotch
Full Hyponyms:blotchfingermarkinkblot
nnoun.actan act that brings discredit to the person who does itSynset:blot smear spot stain
Examples:- he made a huge blot on his copybook
Derivationally Related Form:smirchstain
Hypernyms:error fault mistake
Inherited Hypernyms:blotmistakenonaccomplishmentacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactsmear so as to make dirty or stainedSynset:besmirch
Derivationally Related Form:smirch
Hypernyms:smear
Inherited Hypernyms:smirchsmeardirtychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationcharge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someoneSynset:asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smear sully
Examples:- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Derivationally Related Form:slandereraspersionsmirchsmeardefamatoryslanderdenigratorycalumnydenigrationdefamationdefamer
Hypernyms:accuse charge
Inherited Hypernyms:defamecharge
Direct Hyponyms:assassinatebadmouthdrag through the mudlibelmaligntraduce
Full Troponyms:assassinatebadmouthlibel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody