What is another word for smirch ?

To bring dishonor or discredit to

discredit

disgrace

put someone in their place

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

bastardize^US

drag through the mire

bastardise^UK

demoralize^US

take down a peg or two

demoralise^UK

make someone eat crow

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

damage the reputation of

make someone eat humble pie

harm the reputation of

muddy the reputation of

settle someone's hash

give a black eye

bring dishonour to

bring discredit to

blacken the reputation of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

be untrue to oneself

beat down

abandon one's principles

scandalize^US

force to eat humble pie

scandalise^UK

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

take the wind out of your sails

dehumanise^UK

brutalise^UK

put out of countenance

destroy someone's credibility

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

damage someone's reputation

appal^UK

appall^US

criticize^US

knock the stuffing out of

criticise^UK

have the last laugh on

get one's comeuppance

make someone feel ashamed

let wind out of sails

cause to be at a stand

put someone off their stroke

put someone off their stride

make someone scratch their head

set someone back on their heels

give someone the blues

pummel^US

bring someone to their knees

pummelled^UK

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“His will was a scandal that would forever smirch his family's good name.”

Verb

To soil or make dirty

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

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“A day at the factory would typically smirch his uniform in soot.”

Verb

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

run a smear campaign against

drag through the mire

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

drag someone's name through the mud

criticize^US

criticise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

pummel^US

sully the reputation of

pummelled^UK

blacken the reputation of

wound

conduct a smear campaign against

demonize^US

demonise^UK

trivialize^US

blacken the character of

write false reports about

trivialise^UK

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mire

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

blacken someone's reputation

lay down the law

taint someone's name

tarnish someone's name

pique

vex

tease

raise eyebrows amongst

blackball

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

injure the reputation of

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

treat disrespectfully

take advantage of

do the dirty on

call names

hurt somebody's feelings

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Verb

To blemish, scratch, or stain with a mark

color^US

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

colour^UK

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Verb

To cause damage to

vandalise^UK

vandalize^US

drive a nail into the coffin of

be a blot on the landscape

screw up

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Noun

An imperfection, fault or bad name associated with someone or something

blot on the escutcheon

skeleton in the cupboard

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

lack of respectability

offense^US

offence^UK

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“Mr. Grout has lived long and honorably in this community without so much as a smirch on his reputation.”

Noun

A small area on a surface having a different color from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt

blot on the landscape

mold^US

mould^UK

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Noun

A blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something

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Noun