smear vs calumniation

calumniation vs smear

smear and calumniation both are nouns.

smear is a verb but calumniation is not a verb.

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

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

smear: slanderous defamation
calumniation: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

Other hypernyms of smear include calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement.

smear (noun)	calumniation (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
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)	calumniation (verb)
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 smear and calumniation

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