SMEAR WORD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation

Example:

he used the smear word 'communist' for everyone who disagreed with him

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("smear word" is a kind of...):

epithet; name (a defamatory or abusive word or phrase)

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