tache
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- noun
- Archaic
:
deshonra
- Despite his achievements, a single mistake became a tache on his reputation.
Examples
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The scandal left a permanent tache on his reputation.
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She worked hard to remove the tache of dishonor from her family's name.
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The scandal left a lasting tache on the politician's otherwise respectable career.
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She tried to remove the tache from her family's name.
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The scandal left a tache on the politician's reputation that he couldn't erase.
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Despite his accomplishments, the rumors created a lasting tache in the public's mind.
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She was determined to clear the tache from her family name after the false accusations.
Synonyms
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A mark on someone's reputation that makes others respect them less
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An event that hurts how people see someone
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A public mark that shows a person is shamed for a bad action
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A mark that damages a person's reputation or record
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A rude word for a lasting mark that hurts someone's reputation
A single event that harms a person or group's good reputation
An action that makes someone look bad
A state of being dirty, spoiled, or having a damaged reputation
A rude word for a mark or event that badly damages someone's reputation
A loss of respect that makes people think less of someone
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tache is also used for a 'stain' on someone's reputation and comes from French tache meaning 'stain', so a tache on your name is a mark that harms your reputation.