smear - Meaning in Malayalam

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smear - Meaning in Malayalam

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

   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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