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besmirch
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besmirch in WordNet English dictionary
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"
defame
slander
smirch
asperse
denigrate
calumniate
smear
sully
besmirch
smear so as to make dirty or stained
smirch
besmirch
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