taintverb [ T ]
uk/teɪnt/us/teɪnt/to spoil something, especially food or blood, by adding a harmful substance, or to spoil people's opinion of someone:
His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- sour
- tell on sb
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taint
noun [ C usually singular, U ] ukus
The enquiry cleared him of any taint of suspicion/dishonesty.