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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of besmirch.

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Examples

  • He was, therefore, out of Parliament and out of office; estranged from multitudes of old friends; his name besmirched by some of the most damaging accusations that can be brought against a man's heart and honor.

    The Testing of Diana Mallory Humphry Ward 1885

  • I know my reputation will be smeared, my name besmirched and my bananas bruised - and not just the old, black ones languishing on the counter amid a cloud of fruit flies.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • I know my reputation will be smeared, my name besmirched and my bananas bruised - and not just the old, black ones languishing on the counter amid a cloud of fruit flies.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • Paris had her name besmirched in the international press for something she had little to do with.

    The Velvet Hot Tub | Freshest Stories 2010

  • Things like getting chucked into a DPRK gulag - along with the rest of your family members - or having your exclusive privileges denied you, your name besmirched by the regime-controlled media, or perhaps even being killed in cold blood for having the audacity of losing on the world's stage. full story »

    Hao Hao Report - Published news 2010

  • Mostly I feel bad for the house, a fine-looking old mansion that should not have had its good name besmirched by this production.

    Film.com Movie Blog 2010

  • Mr. Oei was forced to exhaust his savings to defend himself, had his reputation and good name besmirched, and perhaps worst of all, had his confidence in American fair play eroded.

    WFED / / 2009

  • I just hate to see your great screen name besmirched by comparison ...

    Latest Articles 2009

  • I'm annoyed to see a great thinker's name besmirched but you guys still have to run a website here.

    MetaTalk 2008

  • The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation (ZACF) said its reputation had been "besmirched" by the remarks of council spokesman Kaizer Mohau.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

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