ป้ายสี(bpâai sĕe)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] smear; [to] malign

To portray [sb] unfairly in a negative light or harm [sb]'s reputation, often by spreading misleading or false claims.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่พอใจmâi por jaiไม่พอใจmâi por jai[to be] dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy (with [sth]/[sb])ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ป้ายสีbpâai sĕeป้ายสีbpâai sĕe1[to] smear; [to] malign2smear; vilification (the act)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโกงgohngโกงgohng1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2cheating; corrupt; rigged3cheat; fraudทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têe1although; even though2despite; in spite ofไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockหลักฐานlàk tăanหลักฐานlàk tăan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)
He is upset about being unfairly labeled as a cheat even though there’s no evidence.
2NounC1

smear; vilification (the act)

An act of unfairly harming someone’s reputation or image, often through misleading or false claims.

Examples

แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะไม่มีjà mâi meeจะไม่มีjà mâi mee[to] not have (in the future); there will not beหลักฐานlàk tăanหลักฐานlàk tăan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâamฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâam1opponent; opposing side2adversary; enemy (hostile context)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ใช้การchái gaanใช้การchái gaan1[to] be usable; function2[to] be effective; be applicableป้ายสีbpâai sĕeป้ายสีbpâai sĕe1[to] smear; [to] malign2smear; vilification (the act)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบิดเบือนbìt beuuanบิดเบือนbìt beuuan1[to] distort; misrepresent2distorted; misrepresented (esp. information)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; her
Even without evidence, the opponents still used smearing to distort the truth and make people distrust her.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3[to] label; tag4[to] smear; dab; apply5classifier for signs/labelsPart 1
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สีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorPart 2
ป้ายสีbpâai sĕeป้ายสีbpâai sĕe[to] smear; [to] malign
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