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smirch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/smɜːtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/smɝtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(smûrch)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
smirch /smɜrtʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to make dirty.
  2. to harm or ruin (a reputation, etc.);
    disgrace;
    discredit.

n. [countable]
  1. a dirty mark or smear.
  2. a stain or blot, as on a reputation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
smirch  (smûrch),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to discolor or soil;
    spot or smudge with or as with soot, dust, dirt, etc.
  2. to sully or tarnish (a person, reputation, character, etc.);
    disgrace;
    discredit.

n. 
  1. a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
  2. a stain or blot, as on reputation.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1485–95
smirch′less, adj. 
    1. smear, smut, dirty. 2. taint, blot. 3. smudge, smut, smutch. 4. taint.
    1. clean.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
smirch /smɜːtʃ/ vb (transitive)
  1. to dirty; soil
 n
  1. the act of smirching or state of being smirched
  2. a smear or stain
Etymology: 15th Century smorchen, of unknown origin
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