defect vs smirch

smirch vs defect

defect and smirch both are nouns.

defect and smirch both are verbs.

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

As nouns, smirch is a hyponym of defect; that is, smirch 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)
smirch: 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, smear, smudge, spot, stigma, verruca, wart, milium, whitehead, blackhead, comedo.

defect (noun)	smirch (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
an imperfection in a bodily system

defect (verb)	smirch (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
	smear so as to make dirty or stained

Difference between defect and smirch

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