smear

n 1: slanderous defamation [syn: {vilification}, {malignment}]

2: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide for

examination under a microscope

3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:

{smudge}, {spot}, {blot}, {daub}, {smirch}, {slur}]

4: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he

made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {blot}, {smirch},

{spot}, {stain}]

v 1: spread or daub over [syn: {bedaub}, {besmear}]

2: stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

3: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {blur}, {smudge}, {smutch}]

4: cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear

the paint onto the wall" [syn: {daub}]

5: 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" [syn: {defame}, {slander}, {smirch}, {asperse},

{denigrate}, {calumniate}, {sully}, {besmirch}]