smear vs obloquy

obloquy vs smear

smear and obloquy both are nouns.

smear is a verb but obloquy is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

smear (noun)	obloquy (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	state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
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)	obloquy (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 obloquy

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