marred
- adjective
- /mɑrd/
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dañado
- The beautiful painting was marred by a large scratch across the canvas.
The credit goes to the man in the arena whose face is marred with dust and blood and sweat.
- The credit goes to the man in the arena whose face is marred with dust and blood and sweat.
- Mind you, the webcam in that notch is quite good, albeit marred with a skin smoothing algorithm that I can't find a way to turn off.
- It's so nice to go back into the marred woods that you escaped and go like, was there anything?
Examples
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The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.
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Her last years were marred by long waits for treatments and for interventions.
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It's so nice to go back into the marred woods that you escaped and go like, was there anything?
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The credit goes to the man in the arena whose face is marred with dust and blood and sweat.
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And our children deserve a full life of health, not one that is periodic and marred with these acute and chronic issues.
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She didn't want our dinner overlooking the snow globe golf course to be marred by the shadow that story could cast.
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Mind you, the webcam in that notch is quite good, albeit marred with a skin smoothing algorithm that I can't find a way to turn off.
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His reputation was marred after the scandal broke in the news.
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The once pristine lake is now marred by pollution from nearby factories.
Synonyms
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5.2
Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time
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4.7
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
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3.9
Marked by old visible cuts or damage
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4.4
Having a damaged appearance that makes a face or thing look ruined
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1.1
Harmed so it works or looks worse
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3.2
Having small scratches and light surface damage, like on shoes or bags
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4.5
In a very poor state after long use or damage
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4.1
Having marks or small faults that make something less good
Covered with many small holes or scars
An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use
Having a part badly damaged or removed, like an arm
Spoiled and unsafe because it has rot or something harmful
Antonyms
How Damaged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Marred comes from the short root mar-, a word people used to link to leaving a 'mark' or 'damage' on something. So, if something is marred, it has a visible spot or injury that makes it less perfect.