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slur

Nouns

• (n) (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• (n) 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
  aspersion,
• (n) a blemish made by dirt
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
  blot, smirch, daub, smudge, smear, spot,

Verbs

• (v) play smoothly or legato
  • the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
• (v) speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
  • your comments are slurring your co-workers
• (v) utter indistinctly
• (v) become vague or indistinct
  • The distinction between the two theories blurred
  dim, blur,

Synonyms

aspersion blot smirch daub smudge smear spot dim blur

Antonyms

focalise focalize focus

See also

gloss over skate over skimp over slur over smooth over

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