blemish

blem·ish

B0319900 (blĕm′ĭsh)n.1. A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.2. An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw.tr.v. blem·ished, blem·ish·ing, blem·ish·es 1. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness: skin blemished by an allergy.2. To mar or impair by a flaw: accusations that blemished his reputation.

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[Middle English blemisshen, to damage, mar, from Old French blesmir, blemir, blemiss-, to make pale, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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blem′ish·er n.Synonyms: blemish, imperfection, fault, defect, flaw¹
These nouns denote loss or absence of perfection. A blemish is something thought to mar the appearance or character of a thing: "Industry in art is a necessity—not a virtue—and any evidence of the same, in the production, is a blemish" (James McNeill Whistler).
Imperfection and fault apply more comprehensively to any deficiency or shortcoming: "A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections" (Joseph Addison)."Each of us would point out to the other her most serious faults, and thereby help her to remedy them" (Anna Howard Shaw).
Defect denotes a serious functional or structural shortcoming: "Ill breeding ... is not a single defect, it is the result of many" (Henry Fielding).
A flaw is an imperfection that may be hidden or of apparent insignificance but that often has serious consequences: Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory.

blemish

(ˈblɛmɪʃ) na defect; flaw; stainvb (tr) to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish[C14: from Old French blemir to make pale, probably of Germanic origin]

blem•ish

(ˈblɛm ɪʃ)
v.t. 1. to destroy or diminish the perfection of; mar; sully. n. 2. a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar. 3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on one's record. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French blemiss-, long s. of ble(s)mir to make livid; see blaze²] blem′ish•er, n. syn: See defect.

blemish

Past participle: blemished
Gerund: blemishing

Imperative
blemish
blemish

Present
I blemish
you blemish
he/she/it blemishes
we blemish
you blemish
they blemish

Preterite
I blemished
you blemished
he/she/it blemished
we blemished
you blemished
they blemished

Present Continuous
I am blemishing
you are blemishing
he/she/it is blemishing
we are blemishing
you are blemishing
they are blemishing

Present Perfect
I have blemished
you have blemished
he/she/it has blemished
we have blemished
you have blemished
they have blemished

Past Continuous
I was blemishing
you were blemishing
he/she/it was blemishing
we were blemishing
you were blemishing
they were blemishing

Past Perfect
I had blemished
you had blemished
he/she/it had blemished
we had blemished
you had blemished
they had blemished

Future
I will blemish
you will blemish
he/she/it will blemish
we will blemish
you will blemish
they will blemish

Future Perfect
I will have blemished
you will have blemished
he/she/it will have blemished
we will have blemished
you will have blemished
they will have blemished

Future Continuous
I will be blemishing
you will be blemishing
he/she/it will be blemishing
we will be blemishing
you will be blemishing
they will be blemishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been blemishing
you have been blemishing
he/she/it has been blemishing
we have been blemishing
you have been blemishing
they have been blemishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been blemishing
you will have been blemishing
he/she/it will have been blemishing
we will have been blemishing
you will have been blemishing
they will have been blemishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been blemishing
you had been blemishing
he/she/it had been blemishing
we had been blemishing
you had been blemishing
they had been blemishing

Conditional
I would blemish
you would blemish
he/she/it would blemish
we would blemish
you would blemish
they would blemish

Past Conditional
I would have blemished
you would have blemished
he/she/it would have blemished
we would have blemished
you would have blemished
they would have blemished

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blemish - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"mar, defectappearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thingbirthmark, nevus - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birthchatter mark - a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiecechip, check - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of somethingcrack - a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror"gouge, nick, ding, dent - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)mole - a small congenital pigmented spot on the skinscar, scrape, scratch, mark - an indication of damageburn mark, burn - a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)blot, smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear, spot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"stigma - a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some diseaseverruca, wart - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virusmilium, whitehead - a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous glandblackhead, comedo - a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Verb	1.	blemish - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"deface, disfiguremar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"mangle, maul - injure badly by beatingpock, scar, pit, mark - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
	2.	blemish - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"spotbegrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
	3.	blemish - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defectiveflawdamage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

blemish

noun1. mark, line, spot, scratch, bruise, scar, blur, defect, flaw, blot, smudge, imperfection, speck, blotch, disfigurement, pock, smirch the blemish on his face
mark improvement, perfection, purity, ornament, refinement, enhancement2. defect, fault, weakness, stain, disgrace, deficiency, shortcoming, taint, inadequacy, dishonour, demerit the one blemish on an otherwise resounding successverb1. dishonour, mark, damage, spot, injure, ruin, mar, spoil, stain, blur, disgrace, impair, taint, tarnish, blot, smudge, disfigure, sully, deface, blotch, besmirch, smirch He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record. Nobody wanted to blemish his reputation at that time.
dishonour improve, perfect, correct, restore, enhance, refine, purify

blemish

verbTo spoil the soundness or perfection of:damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate.noun1. Something that mars the appearance or causes inadequacy or failure:bug, defect, fault, flaw, imperfection, shortcoming.2. A mark of discredit or disgrace:black eye, blot, onus, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish.Archaic: attaint.Idiom: a blot on one's escutcheon.

Translations

污点玷污瑕疵

blemish

(ˈblemiʃ) noun a stain, mark or fault. a blemish on an apple. 污點，瑕疵，缺陷 瑕疵，污点 verb to spoil. 玷污 玷污