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    besmirch
    /bɪˈsməːtʃ/

    verb

    • 1. damage (someone's reputation): "he had besmirched the good name of his family"
    • 2. make (something) dirty or discoloured: literary "the ground was besmirched with blood"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBESMIRCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Besmirch means to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them. Learn more about this literary verb, its synonym defame, and how to use it in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › besmirchBesmirch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Besmirch means to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of something. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of besmirch from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBESMIRCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › besmirchBesmirch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To besmirch means to dirty or tarnish, particularly someone's reputation — like when you call Billy a cheater at kickball (even though you know he's just better at bunting than you). Besmirch may sound kind of funny, but it goes hand in hand with other hurtful words like defame and slander .

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBESMIRCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Besmirch means to say bad things about someone to influence other people's opinion of them. Learn more about this literary verb, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › besmirchBESMIRCH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Besmirch means to soil, tarnish, or discolor something or someone's honor or reputation. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbesmirch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of besmirch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.