əˈspɜːs əˈspɝs bɪˈsmɜːtʃ bɪˈsmɝːtʃ kəˈlʌmni.eɪt klaʊd kəˈɹʌpt dɪˈfeɪm ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪt ˈslɑːndə ˈslændɚ smɪə smɪɚ steɪn ˈsʌli

ˈtɑɹnɪʃ 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 make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man place under suspicion or cast doubt upon sully someone's reputation