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smear vs badmouth

badmouth vs smear

smear is a noun but badmouth is not a noun.

smear and badmouth both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smear Yes No Yes No
badmouth No No Yes No
As verbs, badmouth is a hyponym of smear; that is, badmouth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smear:
  • smear: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  • badmouth: speak unfavorably about
Other hyponyms of smear include assassinate, libel, drag through the mud, malign, traduce.
smear (noun) badmouth (noun)
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
smear (verb) badmouth (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone speak unfavorably about
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 smear and badmouth

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