tainted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɪntɪd/

Adjective

tainted (comparative more tainted, superlative most tainted)

1. Corrupted or filled with imperfections.

   Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

2. (computer security, of data) Originating from an untrusted source.

   Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.

Synonyms

• corrupt
• impure
• imperfect

Translations

corrupted or filled with imperfections

• Finnish: pilaantunut (fi), saastunut (fi), turmeltunut (fi)
• Greek: ανήθικος (el) (aníthikos), διεφθαρμένος (el) (dieftharménos), φαύλος (el) (fávlos)
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• Russian: гря́зный (ru) (grjáznyj)
• Slovak: špinavý, skazený
• Turkish: kirli (tr), murdar (tr), çirkef (tr), pis (tr)

Verb

tainted

1. simple past and past participle of taint