slur synonyms

slur

n.

  1. Stain

    blot, smear, blemish; see stain.

  2. Aspersion

    stigma, reproach, exposé; see accusation 2.

slur

v.

  1. To discredit

    cast aspersions on, disparage, slander; see accuse.

  2. To pronounce indistinctly

    blur, garble, mumble, mispronounce, drop words, drop sounds, hurry over; see also say.

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