WOTD

Thanks to the anonymous commenter who under the posting A Cloud of Dust made my day by using the word:

Verb	1.	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" asperse, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character" libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him" badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
	2.	besmirch - smear so as to make dirty or stained smirch smear - stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

I promise to take the word to heart, if you will too. Should I forget, as will happen, besmirch me.