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Smear (Noun)

Meaning 1

Slanderous defamation.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Vilification
  • Malignment

Hypernyms

  • Calumny
  • Calumniation
  • Obloquy
  • Traducement
  • Hatchet Job

Related Words

  • Smear (verb)

Meaning 2

An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Stain
  • Spot
  • Smirch
  • Blot

Hypernyms

  • Mistake
  • Fault

Meaning 3

A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Spot
  • Daub
  • Smudge
  • Smirch
  • Slur
  • Blot

Hypernyms

  • Mar
  • Defect
  • Blemish

Hyponyms

  • Splodge
  • Blotch
  • Splotch
  • Fingermark
  • Fingerprint
  • Inkblot

Related Words

  • Smear (verb)

Meaning 4

A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

  • Cytologic Smear
  • Cytosmear

Hyponyms

  • Sputum Smear
  • Papanicolaou Smear
  • Pap Smear
  • Bronchoscopic Smear
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