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   smirch

   /sməːtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) dirty; soil: "the window was smirched by heat and smoke"
   • ▪ discredit (a person or their reputation); taint: "I am not accustomed to having my honour smirched"

   noun

   • 1. a dirty mark or stain.
   • ▪ a blot on someone's character; a flaw.

   Word Origin late 15th century: probably symbolic.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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