Definitions for smirch
smɜrtʃsmirch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slurnoun

   a blemish made by dirt

   "he had a smudge on his cheek"

2. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stainverb

   an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

   "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

3. smirch, besmirchverb

   smear so as to make dirty or stained

4. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirchverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smirchverb

   to make dirty

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Smirchverb

   To cloud; to dusk; to soil.

   Etymology: from murk or murcky.

   I’ll put myself in poor and mean attire,
   And with a kind of umber smirch my face. William Shakespeare.

   Like the shaven Hercules in the smirch worm-eaten tapestry. William Shakespeare.

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1. smirch

   Smirch is a verb that typically refers to making something dirty, discolored, or stained. It can also mean to harm the reputation of someone or something, often through false accusations or rumors. As a noun, it refers to a stain, dirty mark, or something that tarnishes reputation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smirchverb

   to smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully

2. Smirchnoun

   a smutch; a dirty stain

3. Etymology: [From the root of smear.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smirch

   smirch, v.t. to besmear, dirty: to degrade in fame, dignity, &c.—n. a stain. [A weakened form of smer-k, from M. E. smeren, to smear.]

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Anagrams for smirch »

1. chrism

How to pronounce smirch?

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How to say smirch in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smirch in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smirch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=smirch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smirch
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=smirch
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smirch
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=smirch
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=smirch