besmirch (redirected from besmirchment)

be·smirch  (b-smûrch)

tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es

1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.

2. To make dirty; soil.

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be·smircher n.

be·smirchment n.

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besmirch [bɪˈsmɜːtʃ]

vb (tr)

1. to make dirty; soil

2. to reduce the brightness or lustre of

3. to sully (often in the phrase besmirch (a person's) name)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	besmirch - 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" asperse, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
	2.	besmirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained smirch smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

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besmirch

verb tarnish, damage, soil, stain, smear, taint, blacken, daub, slander, sully, dishonour, defame, drag through the mud, smirch Lawyers can besmirch reputations.

Translations

besmirch [bɪˈsmɜːtʃ] VT → manchar, mancillar

besmirch [bɪˈsmɜː^rtʃ] vt (= sully) [+ reputation] → ternir, entacher
to besmirch sb → diffamer qn

besmirch

vt (lit, fig) → beschmutzen, besudeln

besmirch [bɪˈsmɜːtʃ] vt (liter) → screditare