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Definitions for Tainted
[1] a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
[2] a trace of infection, contamination, or the like.
[3] a trace of dishonor or discredit.
[4] Obsolete . color; tint.
[5] to modify by or as if by a trace of something offensive or deleterious.
[6] to infect, contaminate, corrupt, or spoil.
[7] to sully or tarnish (a person's name, reputation, etc.).
[8] Obsolete . to color or tint.
[9] to become tainted; spoil.
[10] to affect or be affected by pollution or contamination oil has tainted the water
[11] to tarnish (someone's reputation, etc)
[12] a defect or flaw a taint on someone's reputation
[13] a trace of contamination or infection
Words related to Tainted
taintcorrupted, rotten, dirty, polluted, infected, contaminated, impaired, decayed, diseased, fetid, impure, putrid
Words nearby Tainted
tainttaimyr peninsula, tain, tainan, taine, taino, taint, taintless, taipan, taipei, taiping, taira
Origin of Tainted
11325–75; 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
Other words from Tainted
un·taint·ed , adjective
un·taint·ing , adjective
Word origin for Tainted
C14: (influenced by attaint infected, from attain ) from Old French teindre to dye, from Latin tingere to dye
Synonyms for Tainted
contaminated, corrupted, dirty, infected, polluted, rotten, decayed, impaired, diseased, fetid, impure, putrid