smear

English Thesaurus

1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

hypernym	:	error, fault, mistake,
definition	:	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention (noun.act)

2. a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	blemish, defect, mar,
definition	:	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	blotch, splodge, splotch,
definition	:	an irregularly shaped spot (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	fingermark, fingerprint,
definition	:	a smudge made by a (dirty) finger (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	inkblot,
definition	:	a blot made with ink (noun.attribute)

3. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cytologic specimen,
definition	:	a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis (noun.body)

hyponym	:	alimentary tract smear,
definition	:	any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cervical smear, pap smear, papanicolaou smear,
definition	:	a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear,
definition	:	any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs (noun.body)

hyponym	:	vaginal smear,
definition	:	smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis (noun.body)

4. slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

5. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	accuse, charge,
definition	:	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	assassinate,
definition	:	destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	libel,
definition	:	print slanderous statements against (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce,
definition	:	speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

6. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	cover,
definition	:	provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	blood,
definition	:	smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill (verb.contact)

verb group	:	daub,
definition	:	apply to a surface (verb.contact)

7. make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	rub,
definition	:	move over something with pressure (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	resmudge,
definition	:	smudge again (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	dust,
definition	:	rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape (verb.contact)

8. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil,
definition	:	make soiled, filthy, or dirty (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	moil,
definition	:	moisten or soil (verb.change)

hyponym	:	besmirch, smirch,
definition	:	smear so as to make dirty or stained (verb.contact)

9. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish,
definition	:	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)

10. a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	spot,
definition	:	become spotted (verb.change)

derivation	:	blur, smear, smudge, smutch,
definition	:	make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)

derivation	:	smear,
definition	:	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb.contact)

derivation	:	besmirch, smirch,
definition	:	smear so as to make dirty or stained (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blob, blot, fleck, spot,
definition	:	make a spot or mark onto (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blot,
definition	:	dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact)

derivation	:	smudgy,
definition	:	smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination (adj.all)

11. slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rail, revile, vilify, vituperate,
definition	:	spread negative information about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce,
definition	:	speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

12. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain,
definition	:	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander,
definition	:	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, slur,
definition	:	a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	slander,
definition	:	words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another (noun.communication)

derivation	:	backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier,
definition	:	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel (noun.person)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

13. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dauber,
definition	:	an unskilled painter (noun.person)

derivation	:	daub,
definition	:	material used to daub walls (noun.substance)

14. make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot, blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot,
definition	:	a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)

15. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish,
definition	:	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)

16. a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	spot,
definition	:	become spotted (verb.change)

derivation	:	blur, smear, smudge, smutch,
definition	:	make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)

derivation	:	smear,
definition	:	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance (verb.contact)

derivation	:	besmirch, smirch,
definition	:	smear so as to make dirty or stained (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blob, blot, fleck, spot,
definition	:	make a spot or mark onto (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blot,
definition	:	dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact)

derivation	:	smudgy,
definition	:	smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination (adj.all)

17. slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rail, revile, vilify, vituperate,
definition	:	spread negative information about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce,
definition	:	speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

18. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain,
definition	:	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander,
definition	:	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, slur,
definition	:	a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	slander,
definition	:	words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another (noun.communication)

derivation	:	backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier,
definition	:	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel (noun.person)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

19. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dauber,
definition	:	an unskilled painter (noun.person)

derivation	:	daub,
definition	:	material used to daub walls (noun.substance)

20. make a smudge on; soil by smudging (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot, blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot,
definition	:	a blemish made by dirt (noun.attribute)

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