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      smear
      noun
      an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
      a blemish made by dirt
      a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
      slanderous defamation
      verb
      charge falsely or with malicious intent
      cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
      make a smudge on
      stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
      Synonyms for smear
      smutchvsmirchnbedaubvbesmirchvsmudgenstainnaspersevblotndaubndefamevbesmearvslandernvilificationncalumniatevdenigratevsullynslurnsmouchbespattervslathervsplotchnvilifyvtarnishvdiscreditv
      Words related to smear
      malignmentninfamizevsmearyadjoverstainbebloodbesmirchmentnunsmirchedbeslimesplodgenslimingadjbesmudgestainproofasperservsplodgyadjclartpaintyadj

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