English to French Meaning of besmirch - ternir

Besmirch :

ternir

verb

tache, dénigrer, ternir, la honte, scandaliser, sale, défilé, souiller, pâle, noir, décolorer, flétrir, désordre, débrailler, faute, crasse, boue

Besmirch :: ternirBesmirched :: flétrieBesmirches :: salitBesmirching :: entachant

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Definitions of besmirch in English

Verb(1) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone(2) smear so as to make dirty or stained

Examples of besmirch in English

(1) A department spokesman said, ├ö├ç├┐We don't want our police officers doing things that could besmirch the reputation of our organization.├ö├ç├û(2) ├ö├ç├┐They are attempting to besmirch his reputation in advance of the elections,├ö├ç├û she said.(3) It seems someone is trying to besmirch this council's good name.(4) He died for your freedom, the very freedom you use to besmirch his reputation.(5) I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous.(6) How dare you besmirch my mother's reputation?(7) The body of King Richard III was treated with much indignity. Trussed naked over a horse and besmirched with mud, it was borne in parade to Leicester, a sad spectacle.(8) Are you saying you have needlessly besmirched the reputation of the Secretary of State?(9) The rolling gates that protect the building's main entrance are rusted and besmirched with grime.(10) Its members believe that one of the figures central to their faith has been besmirched and defamed.(11) In his death, they are surreptitiously besmirching his reputation to gain political protection.(12) What he is really worried about is how such a move would be received by the general public, but his reputation is now beyond besmirching .(13) Inevitably, exposure awaits, and often exposure which will damage innocent people who will be besmirched , so audacious is the extent of the crime.(14) So in the end all you really are doing is besmirching reputations.(15) How much is your good name worth, and what would you do if you felt the media had besmirched your reputation?(16) His body was bruised, his hands were bleeding, and his rags were all besmirched with mud.

(1) besides that ::

par ailleurs

(2) and besides ::

et en outre

(3) besides being ::

en plus d'être

Synonyms

Verb

1. sully ::

souiller

2. smirch ::

tache

3. smear ::

frottis

Antonyms

1. clean ::

nettoyer

2. cleanse ::

purifier

Different Forms

besmirch, besmirched, besmirches, besmirching

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