Textual thesaurus for "slur"

(noun) blot, spot, smear, smirch, smudge, daub

a blemish made by dirt

he had a smudge on his cheek

(noun) aspersion

a disparaging remark

in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion; it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility

(verb) blur, dim

become vague or indistinct

The distinction between the two theories blurred