blemish vs smear

smear vs blemish

blemish and smear both are nouns.

blemish and smear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blemish	Yes	No	Yes	No
smear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smear is a hyponym of blemish; that is, smear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blemish:

blemish: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
smear: a blemish made by dirt

Other hyponyms of blemish include birthmark, nevus, chatter mark, check, chip, crack, dent, ding, gouge, nick, mole, mark, scar, scrape, scratch, burn, burn mark, blot, daub, slur, smirch, smudge, spot, stigma, verruca, wart, milium, whitehead, blackhead, comedo.

blemish (noun)	smear (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
	a blemish made by dirt
	a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
	slanderous defamation

blemish (verb)	smear (verb)
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
mar or impair with a flaw	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
mar or spoil the appearance of	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
	cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Difference between blemish and smear

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