smear - Meaning in Gujarati

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smear - Meaning in Gujarati

smear Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of smear in English

smear noun

1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

   Synonyms

   blot, smirch, spot, spot, stain

   ડાઘ, દાઘ, લાંછન

   Example

   • "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
2. a blemish made by dirt

   Synonyms

   blot, daub, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot, spot

   Example

   • "he had a smudge on his cheek"
3. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

   Synonyms

   cytologic smear, cytosmear

4. slanderous defamation

   Synonyms

   malignment, vilification

smear verb

1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

   Synonyms

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

   Examples

   • "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
   • "The journalists have defamed me!"
2. cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

   Synonyms

   daub, daub

   Examples

   • "daub the ceiling with plaster"
   • "smear the wall with paint"
3. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

   Synonyms

   blur, smudge, smutch

4. stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

Synonyms of smear

• blot, smirch, spot, stain
• blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot
• cytologic smear, cytosmear
• malignment, vilification
• asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully
• daub
• blur, smudge, smutch

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