Smear

[n] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
[n] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
[n] a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
[n] slanderous defamation
[v] 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"
[v] cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
[v] spread or daub over
[v] make a smudge on; soil by smudging
[v] stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

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Synonyms

asperse, bedaub, besmear, besmirch, blot, blot, blur, calumniate, cytologic smear, cytosmear, daub, daub, defame, denigrate, malignment, slander, slur, smirch, smirch, smirch, smudge, smudge, smutch, spot, spot, stain, sully, vilification