Defenition of the word besmirch

• Defenition of the word besmirch

  • To smear all over.
  • 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"
  • smear so as to make dirty or stained
  • 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"
  • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Synonyms for the word besmirch

• • asperse
  • calumniate
  • damage
  • defame
  • denigrate
  • slander
  • smear
  • smirch
  • sully
  • taint
  • tarnish

Similar words in the besmirch

• • besmirch
  • besmirched
  • besmirches
  • besmirching

Hyponyms for the word besmirch

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

Hypernyms for the word besmirch

• • accuse
  • charge
  • smear

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