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- noun The act of
sullying orbesmirching .
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Examples
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I doubt that Goldberg really finds the recognition all that problematic, but his formulation suggests that he considers it some kind of besmirchment of Israel’s good name.
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A speech-impeded or misunderstood/misspelled besmirchment of character “Yo mama, she a slub.”
Regretsy – I Don’t 2010
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Now over to Mr. Harper, raising his voice and jabbing his finger and attempting to approximate besmirchment.
The Commons: Yelling with purpose - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca 2010
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The Rockefellers have let it be known they may try to escape by invoking a "besmirchment clause" that forces Mitsubishi to buy the remaining 20 percent if Mitsubishi has damaged the Rockefeller name.
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Don't be surprised now about the inevitable besmirchment of Cindy Sheehan, already in process.
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The curious Britney-Paris-Obama triangle in John McCain's much opined-upon new TV spot is an advance in besmirchment, a vituperative leap in the evolution of the attack commercial.
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His perpetual lack of besmirchment enraged people who saw him fumbling this and that policy, taking this wrong turn and that wrong turn, running up the deficit, trading arms for hostages, spotlessly bungling his way through the middle of the mess he seemed to be making all around.
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The internet rises up with self-righteous indignation when Anne flies into a rage and repeatedly calls her critics "stupid" and "arrogant," even as she announces that her own work is far too good to ever undergo besmirchment by an editor's red pen.
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I feel sorry for the guys at General Foods who had to live with the brand besmirchment!
Breathtaking 2003
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I feel sorry for the guys at General Foods who had to live with the brand besmirchment!
August 2003 2003
madmouth commented on the word besmirchment
coined by CatKisses on criss-cross applesauce
June 5, 2009