· a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Synonym(s): smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, slur
Hypernym(s): blemish, defect, mar
· an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Synonym(s): blot, smear, spot, stain
Hypernym(s): mistake, error, fault
· smear so as to make dirty or stained
Synonym(s): besmirch
Hypernym(s): smear
· 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(s): defame, slander, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch