smear vs fault

smear and fault both are nouns.

smear and fault both are verbs.

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

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

smear: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

Other hypernyms of smear include error, mistake.

smear (noun)	fault (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
a blemish made by dirt	(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope	the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
slanderous defamation	responsibility for a bad situation or event
	(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	an imperfection in an object or machine

smear (verb)	fault (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	put or pin the blame on
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

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