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单词 smirches
释义

smirch

verb

ˈsmərch How to pronounce smirch (audio)
smirched; smirching; smirches

transitive verb

1
a
: to make dirty, stained, or discolored : sully
b
: to smear with something that stains or dirties
2
: to bring discredit or disgrace on
smirch noun

Synonyms

  • befoul
  • begrime
  • bemire
  • besmirch
  • blacken
  • daub
  • dirty
  • distain [archaic]
  • foul
  • gaum [dialect]
  • grime
  • mire
  • muck
  • muddy
  • smudge
  • soil
  • stain
  • sully
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Example Sentences

their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family

Word History

Etymology

Middle English smorchen

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

smirches 1 of 2

noun

plural of smirch
as in stains
a mark of guilt or disgrace corruption charges that were a smirch on her reputation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stains
  • taints
  • onuses
  • blots
  • guilts
  • stigmas
  • smudges
  • shames
  • black eyes
  • slurs
  • brands
  • obloquies
  • spots
  • disesteems
  • disreputes
  • disgraces
  • discredit
  • stigmata
  • odiums
  • corruptions
  • ignominies
  • infamies
  • opprobriums
  • dishonors
  • depravities
  • debaucheries
  • reproaches
  • immoralities
  • vices
  • iniquities
  • sins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • chastities
  • awards
  • honors
  • credits
  • rights
  • goods
  • purities
  • modesties
  • honesties
  • probities
  • reputes
  • rectitudes
  • glories
  • fames
  • renowns
  • integrities
  • legitimacies
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smirches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of smirch
1
as in distains
to make dirty their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stains
  • distains
  • dirties
  • besmirches
  • blackens
  • messes
  • bemires
  • soils
  • begrimes
  • smudges
  • gaums
  • grimes
  • mucks
  • sullies
  • mires
  • daubs
  • muddies
  • befouls
  • contaminates
  • pollutes
  • disarrays
  • draggles
  • taints
  • fouls
  • disorders
  • disarranges
  • dishevels
  • discolors
  • defiles
  • jumbles
  • muddles
  • confuses
  • crocks
  • collies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cleans
  • cleanses
  • decontaminates
  • purges
  • purifies
  • sweeps
  • wipes
  • brushes
  • disinfects
  • washes
  • dusts
  • sanitizes
  • rinses
  • scrubs
  • brightens
  • mops
  • straightens (up)
  • dry-cleans
  • scours
  • spruces (up)
  • launders
  • renews
  • freshens
  • deodorizes
  • tidies (up)
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2
as in humiliates
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • humiliates
  • discredits
  • shames
  • embarrasses
  • insults
  • disgraces
  • rattles
  • confuses
  • degrades
  • takes down
  • humbles
  • dishonors
  • abases
  • debases
  • abashes
  • demeans
  • discountenances
  • criticizes
  • chastens
  • cheapens
  • nonplusses
  • sinks
  • fouls
  • diminishes
  • lowers
  • discounts
  • nonpluses
  • writes off
  • minimizes
  • mortifies
  • flusters
  • disconcerts
  • ridicules
  • execrates
  • discomfits
  • cries down
  • reprehends
  • detracts
  • disparages
  • fazes
  • decries
  • slanders
  • condemns
  • puts down
  • maligns
  • libels
  • depreciates
  • confounds
  • affronts
  • belittles
  • defames
  • castigates
  • defiles
  • denounces
  • bad-mouths
  • censures
  • damns
  • reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • aggrandizes
  • boasts
  • canonizes
  • eulogizes
  • recognizes
  • praises
  • celebrates
  • cheers
  • deifies
  • compliments
  • elevates
  • cites
  • exalts
  • extolls
  • applauds
  • salutes
  • honors
  • hails
  • congratulates
  • lauds
  • decorates
  • commends
  • acknowledges
  • highlights
  • extols
  • touts
  • fetes
  • acclaims
  • plays up
  • spotlights
  • lifts
  • advances
  • promotes
  • dignifies
  • magnifies
  • fêtes
  • glorifies
  • enshrines
  • raises
  • ennobles
  • upgrades
  • boosts
  • enskies
  • enthrones
  • uplifts
  • romanticizes
  • idealizes
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