smirch

/'smə:tʃ/
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smirch

He had a smirch of chocolate on his chin.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A stain or smear: A visible mark of dirt or grime on a surface.
    • A disgrace to one's reputation: An act or fact that damages someone's good name or honor.

  2. Verb:

    • To smear or stain: To make something dirty by marking it with a substance.
    • To dishonor or defame: To damage the reputation of a person or thing.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • There was a dark smirch of oil on his shirt.
    • The scandal was a permanent smirch on the politician's career.

  • Verb:

    • He accidentally smirched the document with his inky fingers.
    • The false accusations were intended to smirch her character.
Advanced Usage
  • "to cast a smirch upon": To bring dishonor or discredit to something.
    • The corrupt actions of one official cast a smirch upon the entire department.
Variants and Related Words
  • Smirched (adj): Stained or tarnished.
    • His smirched reputation made it hard to find a new job.
Synonyms
  • Noun (stain): Smudge, blot, spot.
  • Noun (disgrace): Blemish, taint, stigma.
  • Verb (to stain): Smudge, soil, dirty.
  • Verb (to defame): Sully, tarnish, besmirch, defile.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions.)

Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly formed with this word.)

smirch

He had a smirch of chocolate on his chin.

Noun
  1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
    • he made a huge blot on his copybook
  2. a blemish made by dirt
    • he had a smudge on his cheek
Verb
  1. 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
  2. smear so as to make dirty or stained

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