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SMEAR

Definition:

[noun] slanderous defamation
Synonyms: vilification, malignment
[noun] a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
Synonyms: cytologic cyto
[noun] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Synonyms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smirch, slur
[noun] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Synonyms: blot, smirch, spot, stain
[verb] stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
[verb] make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Synonyms: blur, smudge, smutch
[verb] cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
Synonyms: daub
[verb] charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Synonyms: defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, sully, besmirch