smear (n.)

  1. slanderous defamation

    [ Syn: vilification , malignment ]

  2. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

    [ Syn: cytologic smear , cytosmear ]

  3. a blemish made by dirt; he had a smudge on his cheek

    [ Syn: smudge , spot , blot , daub , smirch , slur ]

  4. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; he made a huge blot on his copybook

    [ Syn: blot , smirch , spot , stain ]

    smear (v.)

  1. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

  2. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

    [ Syn: blur , smudge , smutch ]

  3. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; smear the wall with paint; daub the ceiling with plaster

    [ Syn: daub ]

  4. 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

    [ Syn: defame , slander , smirch , asperse , denigrate , calumniate , sully , besmirch ]

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