besmirchment

There were just people working on their best behavior in a discernible gloom of besmirchment.

No, no, I wouldn't dream of offering such outlandish besmirchment.

I wear them once and then wash them so, if there's any besmirchment, it gets erased.

If a car owner forgets to restock, however, all is not lost in the event of another avian besmirchment.

Nath's gradual besmirchment by the grubby politics of his firm is grimly compelling.

Disposed of not one, but two super-villains and come out of it all with only minor trenchcoat smutting and absolutely no interior pocket besmirchment whatsoever.

The sadness here is the besmirchment of an entire political class, many of whom are committed public servants who work conscientiously and with transparent integrity on behalf of their constituents.

He continued his besmirchment of the gentlemen's club of ownership by offering business advice such as this: "I'm always sufficiently scared of failing that I make sure I've reduced my risk through preparation.