"besmirch" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
subtypes:
- assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
- libel - print slanderous statements against
- badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about
same as: asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully
is a type of: smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

same as: smirch