taint
/teɪnt/verb
उच्चारण टेन्ट
कलंकित करना, दूषित करना
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[T, often passive] ~ sb/sth (with sth)
to damage the quality of something or the opinion that people have of somebody or something; to make food or water no longer fit to be used
कलंकित करना, दूषित करना
- tainted money
- His reputation was tainted by scandal.
Synonyms contaminate pollute spoil sully tarnish
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[usually sing.]
the effect of something bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of somebody or something
दाग़, कलंक
- the taint of corruption
Synonyms stain blemish stigma smear contamination
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Keep the spoil-reputation words together: taint, tarnish (spoil a good reputation), sully (spoil something pure), besmirch (damage somebody's reputation), stain, blemish.
प्रतिष्ठा बिगाड़ने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: taint, tarnish (अच्छी प्रतिष्ठा बिगाड़ना), sully (शुद्ध चीज़ बिगाड़ना), besmirch (किसी की प्रतिष्ठा को हानि), stain, blemish।
Keep the make-impure words: taint, contaminate (make dirty with a harmful substance), pollute, adulterate (make food impure by adding something), defile (make dirty, especially something holy).
अशुद्ध करने के शब्द याद रखिए: taint, contaminate (हानिकारक पदार्थ से गंदा करना), pollute, adulterate (कुछ मिलाकर भोजन अशुद्ध करना, मिलावट), defile (विशेषकर पवित्र चीज़ को अपवित्र करना)।