Meaning & Definition of Smear in English
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Smear
/smɪr/
noun
1. Slanderous defamation
synonym:
- smear,
- vilification,
- malignment
2. A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
synonym:
- smear,
- cytologic smear,
- cytosmear
3. A blemish made by dirt
- "He had a smudge on his cheek"
synonym:
- smudge,
- spot,
- blot,
- daub,
- smear,
- smirch,
- slur
4. An act that brings discredit to the person who does it
- "He made a huge blot on his copybook"
synonym:
- blot,
- smear,
- smirch,
- spot,
- stain
verb
1. Stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
synonym:
- smear
2. Make a smudge on
- Soil by smudging
synonym:
- smear,
- blur,
- smudge,
- smutch
3. Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
- "Smear the wall with paint"
- "Daub the ceiling with plaster"
synonym:
- daub,
- smear
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"
synonym:
- defame,
- slander,
- smirch,
- asperse,
- denigrate,
- calumniate,
- smear,
- sully,
- besmirch