Word

besmirch, v.
(besmirched, besmirches, besmirching)
freq. cnt. 3

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander smear smirch sully

sample sentences

"The journalists have defamed me!"
"The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

calumny calumny

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defamatory defamation defamation defamer

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slander slander slanderer

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aspersion aspersion

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denigratory denigration

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hyponym

assassinate libel drag through the mud, badmouth, malign, traduce

smear so as to make dirty or stained
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

besmirch smirch

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