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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blem•ish /ˈblɛmɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Pathology, to destroy the perfection of;
mar;
sully:His reputation was blemished by scandal in his second term.
n. [countable] - Pathology, a mark that spoils the appearance, such as a pimple or scar:a blemish on her nose.
- Pathology, a defect or flaw;
stain: the one blemish on his otherwise perfect academic record.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blem•ish (blem′ish),USA pronunciation v.t. - to destroy or diminish the perfection of:The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions.
n. - a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
- a defect or flaw;
stain;
blight:a blemish on his record.
- Old Low Franconian *blesmjan; see blaze2
- Anglo-French, Middle French blemiss-, long stem of ble(s)mir to make livid, perh.
- Middle English (verb, verbal) 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stain, sully, spot, tarnish, taint; injure, mar, damage, impair, deface.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged blot, spot, speck, taint. See defect.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged purify, repair.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blemish /ˈblɛmɪʃ/ n - a defect; flaw; stain
vb - (transitive) to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French blemir to make pale, probably of Germanic origin |