Besmirch (verb)
To make dirty; to soil.
Besmirch (verb)
To tarnish something, especially someone’s reputation; to debase.
“The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.”
Smirch (noun)
Dirt, or a stain.
Smirch (noun)
A stain on somebody’s reputation.
Smirch (noun)
A chirp of radiation power from an astronomical body that has a smeared appearance on its plot in the time-frequency plane (usually associated with massive bodies orbiting supermassive black holes)
Smirch (verb)
To dirty; to make dirty.
Smirch (verb)
To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander.
Besmirch (verb)
damage (someone’s reputation)
“he had besmirched the good name of his family”
Besmirch (verb)
make (something) dirty or discoloured
“the ground was besmirched with blood”
Smirch (verb)
make (something) dirty; soil
“the window was smirched by heat and smoke”
Smirch (verb)
discredit (a person or their reputation); taint
“I am not accustomed to having my honour smirched”
Smirch (noun)
a dirty mark or stain.
Smirch (noun)
a blot on someone’s character; a flaw.