defect vs smear

smear vs defect

defect and smear both are nouns.

defect and smear both are verbs.

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

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

defect: 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 defect 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.

defect (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 failing or deficiency	a blemish made by dirt
an imperfection in an object or machine	a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
an imperfection in a bodily system	slanderous defamation

defect (verb)	smear (verb)
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army	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 defect and smear

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