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Synonyms for besmirched
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-smurch |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈsmɜrtʃ |
Définition of besmirched
Origin :- 1590s, from be- + smirch.
- Our Gayness and our Gilt are all besmyrcht. ["Henry V," IV.iii.110]
- Related: Besmirched; besmirching.
- verb taint
- He hinted to Robert that Susan's history was besmirched with shame.
- Extract from : « A Handful of Stars » by Frank W. Boreham
- The walls were bare and besmirched, and upon them were several mottoes and placards.
- Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden
- For as yet machinery and reeking factories had not besmirched the country-side.
- Extract from : « Mary Anerley » by R. D. Blackmore
- These do fear lest they be besmirched by fellowship with the mean and ailing.
- Extract from : « Star of Mercia » by Blanche Devereux
- I know, mother, that the people's souls are foul and besmirched.
- Extract from : « Mother » by Maksim Gorky
- Not content with vilifying the father, he besmirched the character of Paula's mother.
- Extract from : « John Marsh's Millions » by Charles Klein
- Right wrathful and heavy was she, because of the words that had besmirched her.
- Extract from : « French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France » by Marie de France
- Alas, the inevitability that the ideal should be besmirched and desecrated when it comes in contact with sordid reality!
- Extract from : « The Social Significance of the Modern Drama » by Emma Goldman
- Quite close to the young lovers a heathen cut down a Christian who was carrying the besmirched head of a Muse.
- Extract from : « Serapis, Complete » by Georg Ebers
- That white dress upon your shoulders will be the filthiest, the most besmirched, the most shameful of your wardrobe.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi » by Count Carlo Gozzi
Antonyms for besmirched
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