2 entries found for besmirched.
be·smirch ( P ) Pronunciation Key (b-smûrch)
tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·esbe·smircher n.
- To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander.
- To make dirty; soil.
be·smirchment n.
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besmirched
adj : especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" [syn: damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished]
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