blemishnoun
uk/ˈblem.ɪʃ/us/ˈblem.ɪʃ/blemish noun (MARK)
[ C ] a mark on something that spoils its appearance:
freckles, scars, and other minor skin blemishes
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Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- faux pas
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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blemish noun (FAULT)
[ C or U ] a fault in a person's character:
Is any politician's record without blemish on this issue?
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Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- faux pas
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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blemishverb [ T ]
uk/ˈblem.ɪʃ/us/ˈblem.ɪʃ/to spoil something:
This latest revelation has seriously blemished the governor's reputation.
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Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- harm
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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