smear
/smˈɪɹ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- slanderous defamation
- a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
- a blemish made by dirt
“he had a smudge on his cheek” - an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
“he made a huge blot on his copybook”
verb
- stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
“smear the wall with paint” - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
“The journalists have defamed me!”
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