Today’s “Word of the Day” is “smear“ and it is a noun meaning “false accusation, false report, untruth, lie, libel, slander defamation, aspersion (intended to damage someone’s good name or reputation, especially with untrue statements made public)”.
Example Sentence: Mr Sunak has been, understandably, protective of his spouse, Ms Murty. But this has clouded his judgment. When it emerged that Ms Murty, who holds £600m worth of shares in her father’s IT company, Infosys, had avoided tax in Britain to the tune of £20m by registering as non-domiciled, her husband dismissed the stories as a political smear. Ms Murty later agreed to pay tax on her foreign income.
This word is present in The Guardian view on the PM’s family finances: out of touch with reality and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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