smear vs blemish

blemish vs smear

smear and blemish both are nouns.

smear and blemish both are verbs.

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

As nouns, blemish is a hypernym of smear; that is, blemish is a word with a broader meaning than smear:

smear: a blemish made by dirt
blemish: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

Other hypernyms of smear include defect, mar.

smear (noun)	blemish (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
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)	blemish (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
make a smudge on; soil by smudging	mar or impair with a flaw
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance	mar or spoil the appearance of
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Difference between smear and blemish

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