blemish

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French blesmir (“‘make pale, injure’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA:/ˈblɛmɪʃ/

[edit] Noun

Singular
blemish

Plural
blemishes

blemish (plural blemishes)

  1. A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something.
    uncountable blemishes on his skin.
  2. A moral defect.

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Translations

small flaw which spoils the appearance of something
moral defect
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  • Spanish: mancha f., mácula f. (on reputation—not really the same as a moral defect?)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to blemish

Third person singular
blemishes

Simple past
blemished

Past participle
blemished

Present participle
blemishing

to blemish (third-person singular simple present blemishes, present participle blemishing, simple past and past participle blemished)

  1. Spoil the appearance of

[edit] Translations

Spoil the appearance of
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