Taint - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |teɪnt|  American pronunciation of the word taint
Brit.  |teɪnt|  British pronunciation of the word taint

noun

- the state of being contaminated (syn: contamination)

verb

- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (syn: cloud, corrupt, defile, sully)
- contaminate with a disease or microorganism (syn: infect)

Extra examples

...criticism of her sister's singing that was tainted by envy...

...a tendency toward conceitedness taints that athlete's status as a role model...

...that rare political campaign that wasn't marred by the taint of false accusations...

There is no taint upon her robe.

Air tainted with smoke.

The lake water is tainted with chemicals from the factory.

Baker argues that his trial was tainted by negative publicity.

The water had been tainted with a deadly toxin.

The city has suffered for many years under the taint of corruption.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: taint
he/she/it: taints
present participle: tainting
past tense: tainted
past participle: tainted
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