smear

Noun

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
  • he made a huge blot on his copybook
    

• a blemish made by dirt
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
    

• 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; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  • The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation
    

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
  • smear the wall with paint
    
  • daub the ceiling with plaster
    

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

Related words

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