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- [teynt]
- /teɪnt/
- /teɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teynt]
- /teɪnt/
Definitions of tainted word
- noun tainted a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful. 1
- noun tainted a trace of infection, contamination, or the like. 1
- noun tainted a trace of dishonor or discredit. 1
- noun tainted Obsolete. color; tint. 1
- verb with object tainted to modify by or as if by a trace of something offensive or deleterious. 1
- verb with object tainted to infect, contaminate, corrupt, or spoil. 1
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Origin of tainted
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; conflation of Middle English taynt, aphetic variant of attaint struck, attainted, past participle of attainten to attaint; late Middle English taynt hue, tint < Anglo-French teint (< Latin tinctus, equivalent to ting(ere) to dye, tinge + -tus suffix of v. action); and teinte < Late Latin tincta inked stroke, noun use of feminine of past participle of tingere
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Parts of speech for Tainted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tainted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tainted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tainted
adj tainted
- adulterated — made inferior, impure, etc. by adulterating
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- defiled — to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase.
- diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
verb tainted
- acidified — Simple past tense and past participle of acidify.
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- denatured — Having been deprived of its nature, having had its nature changed.
- envenomed — Simple past tense and past participle of envenom.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
noun tainted
adjective tainted
- contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance
- corrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- debased — rendered less valuable or admirable
- dirtied — Simple past tense and past participle of dirty.
Antonyms for tainted
adj tainted
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- faultless — without fault, flaw, or defect; perfect.
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