sully
/ˈsəli/
कलंक लगाउनु
noun
1. Sully, Thomas Sully
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
2. Sully, Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune
French statesman (1560-1641)
verb
1. defile, corrupt, taint, cloud
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
2. tarnish, stain, maculate, defile
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
3. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, besmirch
charge falsely or with malicious intent
attack the good name and reputation of someone
"The journalists have defamed me!"
"The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
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