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Definition von besmirches im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- third-person singular of besmirch
- besmirch
- To tarnish, especially someone's reputation; to debase
The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.
- besmirch
- To make dirty; to soil
- besmirch
- {v} to daub, soil, foul, fully
- besmirch
- smear so as to make dirty or stained
- besmirch
- Hence: To dishonor; to sully
- besmirch
- To tarnish, especially someones reputation; to debase
- besmirch
- If you besmirch someone or their reputation, you say that they are a bad person or that they have done something wrong, usually when this is not true. He has accused local people of trying to besmirch his reputation. = sully. besmirch sb's honour/reputation to spoil the good opinion that people have of someone (smirch (15-20 centuries), perhaps from esmorcher )
- besmirch
- {f} stain, sully, dirty, soil
- besmirch
- To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure
- besmirch
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"