stain
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6.8
- noun
- /steɪn/
:
mancha
- Nobody has been a bigger stain on democracy than Senator Mitch McConnell.
- a moral stain
- a great stain
Nobody has been a bigger stain on democracy than Senator Mitch McConnell.
- Nobody has been a bigger stain on democracy than Senator Mitch McConnell.
- This worship of shitty billionaires in this country is a stain.
- All right, Izzy eye gouges greasing blows below the belt they're all a stain on this great sport we know is mixed martial arts.
Examples
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Plus XII is reviled as "Hitler's Pope," and his mortal stains on the Church's record are impossible to expunge.
Academic text (2006) -
None of us want the stain of regret on us, so we keep pushing ourselves.
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What happened last night was a stain on our game.
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The stain they and others like them have left on American politics must be removed.
Academic text (2008) -
That man is a stain on Texas, a stain on America.
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It is the most vile stain on our country.
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But this court-martial is such a stain and such a disgrace.
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We can hardly be advocates for justice in the world if we ignore the shameful stain of sexual assault on campus.
Academic text (2016) -
Even if Leach is exonerated, it's going to be a stain that can't be removed.
Blog text (7) -
The scandal was a serious stain on her reputation as a trustworthy leader.
Synonyms
100
6.3
A bad opinion people have about someone because of something they did or have
9
4.7
An event that hurts how people see someone
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5.8
A thing that makes people think less of someone
6
7.6
A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group
5
8.8
A public mark that shows a person is shamed for a bad action
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9.4
A mark that shows in public that someone is guilty and causes shame
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8.0
A small mark or flaw that spoils how something looks
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6.3
A mark that damages a person's reputation or record
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9.9
Strong public shame and criticism for doing something very wrong
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9.3
Shame and loss of respect felt by many people
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9.9
A mark that harms a person's reputation
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9.9
A rude word for a lasting mark that hurts someone's reputation
Damage to a person's good name by saying untrue things
An action that makes someone look bad
A single event that harms a person or group's good reputation
A loss of respect that makes people think less of someone
A rude word for a mark or event that badly damages someone's reputation
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.1
A lab test that uses dyes and a microscope to show if bacteria keep a purple colour
- Specialized
1
4.8
A lab method that uses dye to show whether bacteria keep or lose the dye
- Specialized
A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
The figurative stain on someone's reputation comes from the idea of a 'mark' left on a person; a scandal leaves a lasting 'mark' or shame on their character.