calumny vs smear

smear vs calumny

calumny and smear both are nouns.

calumny is not a verb while smear is a verb.

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

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

calumny: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
smear: slanderous defamation

Other hyponyms of calumny include assassination, blackwash, character assassination, malignment, vilification, libel, slander, name calling, names, epithet, name.

calumny (noun)	smear (noun)
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions	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

calumny (verb)	smear (verb)
	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
	make a smudge on; soil by smudging
	stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
	cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Difference between calumny and smear

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