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- Dictionaryblemish/ˈblɛmɪʃ/
noun
- 1. a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something: "the girl's hands were without a blemish" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. spoil the appearance or quality of (something): "his reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy" Similar Opposite
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BLEMISH definition: 1. a mark on something that spoils its appearance: 2. a fault in a person's character: 3. to…. Learn more.
noun. : a noticeable imperfection. especially : one that seriously impairs appearance. Synonyms. Verb. darken. mar. poison. spoil. stain. taint. tarnish. touch. vitiate. Noun. blight. blotch. defect. deformity. disfigurement. excrescence. excrescency.
BLEMISH meaning: 1. a mark on something that spoils its appearance: 2. a fault in a person's character: 3. to…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions. Synonyms: deface, impair, damage, mar, injure, taint, tarnish, spot, sully, stain. Antonyms: repair, purify.
1. To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness: skin blemished by an allergy. 2. To mar or impair by a flaw: accusations that blemished his reputation. [Middle English blemisshen, to damage, mar, from Old French blesmir, blemir, blemiss-, to make pale, of Germanic origin; see bhel- in Indo-European roots .] blem′ish·er n.
If something blemishes someone's character or reputation, it spoils it or makes it seem less good than it was in the past.
A blemish is a small flaw. If you borrow your brother's brand new bicycle, you'd better be careful — what might seem like the tiniest blemish to you might be a horribly ruined paint job to him.
Jun 2, 2024 · A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot . A moral defect; a character flaw. Synonyms. [ edit] See also Thesaurus:defect. Related terms. [ edit] blemished (adjective) blemishless. blemishment. emblemishment (obsolete) Translations.
Definition of blemish noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.