besmirch

besmirch is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.
2. verb. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

   "The journalists have defamed me!"

   Synonyms: asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

3. verb. smear so as to make dirty or stained

   Synonyms: smirch

Synonyms

asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

Common word forms

besmirched, besmircher, besmirches, besmirching, besmirchment

Words from these letters

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