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- Dictionarysmirch/sməːtʃ/
verb
- 1. make (something) dirty; soil: "the window was smirched by heat and smoke"
noun
- 1. a dirty mark or stain.
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The meaning of SMIRCH is to make dirty, stained, or discolored : sully.
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, sully. see more. destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation.
Smirch definition: to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc.. See examples of SMIRCH used in a sentence.
1. to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc. 2. to sully or tarnish (a person, reputation, character, etc.); disgrace; discredit. noun. 3. a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc. 4. a stain or blot, as on reputation.
v.t. 1. to discolor or soil; spot or smudge with or as if with soot, dirt, etc. 2. to sully or tarnish (a reputation, character, etc.); disgrace. n. 3. a dirty mark or smear. 4. a stain or blot, as on reputation. [1485–95; orig. uncertain]
Smirch definition: To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent.
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Synonyms for SMIRCH: stain, taint, blot, stigma, guilt, smudge, shame, slur; Antonyms of SMIRCH: credit, award, purity, honor, modesty, right, chastity, good.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun smirch mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun smirch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
n. the act of smirching or state of being smirched. a smear or stain.
