to smear
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6.1
- verb
- /smɪr/
:
difamar
- We don't want comments that smear an organization or attack an author.
He conspired with his boss at the NIH to smear these good doctors.
- He conspired with his boss at the NIH to smear these good doctors.
- You, you, you the tactic is to smear and slur.
- But what donors don't know is that today the Center smears people who don't deserve to be smeared.
- And Durante was the one who took charge of this whole campaign to smear him as a complete fraud.
- But the problem is that AMD has built its brand now on top of smearing its competitors for doing the things that it's starting to do.
- So they couched their concern and, you know, they're smearing in terms of concern.
- They want to harm you and smear campaign you quickly.
Examples
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Within a few days, he was being smeared in the press with allegations.
Blog text (1) -
We have watched our fine young president be smeared by lies and racist hate.
Blog text (8) -
Government officials attempted to smear his name, and he eventually lost his job.
Blog text (1) -
Do not let the White House smear the military and evade this real issue here.
Blog text (6) -
Big Tobacco tried to smear Wigand.
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Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims.
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The Obama campaign spent more money smearing Romney than has ever been devoted to negative advertising.
Blog text (13) -
We have to keep in mind the left-wing was never hesitant about smearing anybody from the right-wing.
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If you voiced an unpopular opinion, you were smeared, labeled un-American, fellow traveler, communist.
Academic text (1992) -
They tried to smear her reputation with lies and false accusations.
Synonyms
66
6.3
To harm someone's reputation so others stop trusting them
48
7.8
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
43
7.9
To say or write bad things about someone to harm them
33
7.7
To say harmful or false things about someone to hurt them
31
6.3
To say false things that damage someone's reputation
18
6.8
To say false things about someone that harm their good name
15
7.6
To speak badly about someone behind their backs
14
8.8
Make a person or company look bad by saying bad things about them
13
7.6
Make someone's good name seem bad
8
6.6
Make people trust someone or something less
7
9.3
To criticize someone publicly to make them feel ashamed
7
7.9
To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation
5
8.2
To make a false written statement that harms someone's reputation
3
6.0
Damage the respect and good opinion people have of someone or something
1
9.9
To say false things about someone to harm their reputation
1
9.9
To damage someone's name by saying false things about them
1
7.2
Say bad things about someone to harm their reputation
To say things that are not true about someone to hurt their reputation
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
16
5.5
An organized effort to hurt someone's reputation by making false or unfair accusations
- Specialized
12
4.3
A medical test in which a doctor takes cells from a woman's cervix to check for signs of cancer
- UK
1
3.7
A medical test that checks cells from a woman's cervix for signs of cancer or other problems
- Specialized
A sample of cells taken from the lungs with a small camera to check for lung disease
- Specialized
A small sample of cells spread thin on a glass slide to look at under a microscope
- Specialized
A small sample of cells taken from the upper part of the small intestine to check for infection
- Specialized
A medical test that takes cells from the food pipe to look at under a microscope
- Specialized
A sample of cells taken from part of the digestive tract to check for diseases like cancer
- Specialized
A sample from the lungs placed on a slide to look for infection or cancer
- Specialized
A lab test where a sample from the stomach is put on a slide to check for infection
- Specialized
A test that collects cells from the opening of a woman's womb to look for early cancer
- Specialized
A test that examines material from the first part of the small intestine under a microscope to check for infection
- Specialized
A lab test that spreads lung mucus on a slide and checks it under a microscope for disease
- Specialized
A sample of cells taken from the inside of a woman's birth canal to check for infection or unusual cells
How Damaging
- Formal
18
6.8
- Specialized
31
6.3
55
6.1
∞
2.7
42
7.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
To smear someone (to damage their reputation) comes from the old English smeoran 'to rub', as if you are rubbing dirt onto a clean surface. So to smear a person is to 'spread' false or bad talk that makes them look dirty.