Definitions for: Besmirch


[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] smear so as to make dirty or stained



Webster (1913) Definition: Be*smirch", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besmirched; p. pr.
& vb. n. Besmirching.]
To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To
dishonor; to sully. --Shak.

Synonyms: asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, smirch, sully

See Also: accuse, assassinate, badmouth, charge, drag through the mud, libel, malign, smear, traduce

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