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Besmirch Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Besmirch has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

smear so as to make dirty or stained

3

To make dirty.

See Also
denigrate soil debase besmirchment unbesmirchable besmirching sliming tarnish
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
charge smear
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
assassinate libel badmouth
Rhyming Words
rch arch torch march parch virch lurch borch murch kerch garch burch merch zorch perch porch harch lorch birch starch
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