Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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obloquy | Yes | No | No | No |
blackwash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
obloquy (noun) | blackwash (noun) |
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a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions | a wash that colors a surface black |
state of disgrace resulting from public abuse | a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores |
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation |
obloquy (verb) | blackwash (verb) |
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color with blackwash | |
bring (information) out of concealment |