smear

Meanings

• slanderous defamation
• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
• a blemish made by dirt
• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
• make a smudge on; soil by smudging
• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
  • "smear the wall with paint"
• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Synonyms

asperse, besmirch, blot, blur, calumniate, cytologic smear, cytosmear, daub, defame, denigrate, malignment, slander, slur, smirch, smudge, smutch, spot, stain, sully, vilification