əˈspɜːs əˈspɝs bɪˈsmɜːtʃ bɪˈsmɝːtʃ blɒt blɑt blɜ(ɹ)

kəˈlʌmni.eɪt dɔːb dɔb dɔːb dɔb dɪˈfeɪm ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪt ˈslɑːndə ˈslændɚ slɜː(ɹ) smɪə smɪɚ smɪə smɪɚ spɒt spɑt steɪn ˈsʌli an act that brings discredit to the person who does it he made a huge blot on his copybook 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 cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it smear the wall with paint daub the ceiling with plaster make a smudge on; soil by smudging stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance a blemish made by dirt he had a smudge on his cheek a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope slanderous defamation