noun
slanderous defamation
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noun
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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cytologic smear
cytosmear
noun
a blemish made by dirt
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- he had a smudge on his cheek
noun
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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- he made a huge blot on his copybook
verb
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
verb
make a smudge on
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- soil by smudging
verb
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
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- smear the wall with paint
- daub the ceiling with plaster
verb
charge falsely or with malicious intent
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- attack the good name and reputation of someone
- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation