NOUN | communication | smear word | an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation |
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Meaning | An epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation. | |
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Example | "he used the smear word 'communist' for everyone who disagreed with him" | |
Broader | name, epithet | A defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
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