smirched

I have no fancy for having my good name smirched in that way.

Pillars of Society 2008

I have no fancy for having my good name smirched in that way.

Pillars of Society 2008

In an impetuous flight of fancy he saw his good name smirched, his practice laid waste.

Australia Felix 2003

"Your good name smirched, your wife attacked, and the wee lass-" The thin line of his mouth clamped tight for a moment, and his stringy throat bobbed once as he swallowed.

Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

That was bad enough; that somebody promptly discovered it was worse; but worst of all was the publicity, the club’s name smirched, the young man expelled from one of the two best clubs in the metropolis.

The Fighting Chance 1899

Was Hylda's name smirched, now, when all would be set right?

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

Was Hylda's name smirched, now, when all would be set right?

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

Was Hylda's name smirched, now, when all would be set right?

The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 6 Gilbert Parker 1897

Besides, if they "smirched" her character, why did she submit to them complacently when they were originally uttered from the bench by Judge Sullivan in his opinion rendered in her favor?

Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State Stephen Johnson Field 1857

"And you will make a woman with a 'smirched' name Mistress of

A Knight of the Nets Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1875