smirch

(smûrch)
tr.v., smirched, smirch·ing, smirch·es.

1. To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent: "their tough, hostile faces, smirched by the grime and rust" (Henry Roth).
2. To dishonor; defame.

n.
Something, such as a blot, smear, or stain, that smirches.

[Middle English smorchen.]

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verb

To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance: bedaub, besmear, dab¹, daub, plaster, smear, smudge. See put on/take off.

noun

A discolored mark made by smearing: blot, blotch, daub, smear, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain. See marks.

besmirch (to a lesser degree)

For a list of words related to smirch, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - smirch: discredit another’s reputation
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - smirch: (vb) discredit, disgrace

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See words rhyming with "smirch."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilsmudse
n. - plet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevuilen, te schande maken, schandvlek

Français (French)
v. tr. - salir, souiller, déshonorer, diffamer
n. - tache

Deutsch (German)
v. - beschmutzen, besudeln
n. - Schmutzfleck, Schandfleck

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κηλιδώνω, λεκιάζω, λερώνω
n. - κηλίδα, λεκές

Italiano (Italian)
macchiare, macchia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aviltar, manchar, sujar
n. - nódoa (f), mácula (f), mancha (f)

Русский (Russian)
пятно, позор, пачкать, позорить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - manchar, mancillar
n. - mancha, mancilla, tacha

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smutsa ner, fläcka, besudla
n. - fläck

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
沾污, 弄脏, 脏污, 污点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 沾污, 弄髒
n. - 髒污, 污點

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (명성 따위를) 손상하다, (옷 등을) 더럽히다
n. - 더러움, 오점

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 汚す, 傷付ける
n. - 汚れ, 汚点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلطخ أو يلوث (الاسم) لطخه أو وصمه عار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לכלך, הכתים, הכפיש שם‬
n. - ‮לכלוך, כתם, דופי‬

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