smear vs mar

smear and mar both are nouns.

smear and mar both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of smear include blemish, defect.

smear (noun)	mar (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)	mar (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone	destroy or injure severely
make a smudge on; soil by smudging	make imperfect
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Difference between smear and mar

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