Befoul — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spot, stain, or pollute

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælvɪnˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːtˌiəɹiˈɒpəθi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːtˌiəɹiˈɒpəθi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌælvɪnˈɪstɪk/.

Examples

The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maculate foul defile

Parts of Speech

verb	spot, stain, or pollute “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”

Word Forms

befoulment	noun	the state of being polluted
defilement	noun	the state of being polluted
defiler	noun	a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
macula	noun	a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
maculation	noun	the act of spotting or staining something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschmutzen

Flecken, Flecken oder Verschmutzungen verursachen

🇫🇷French

souiller

tacher, tacher ou polluer

🇪🇸Spanish

ensuciar

manchar, manchar o contaminar

🇮🇹Italian

infangato

macchiare, macchiare o inquinare

🇳🇱Dutch

bevuilen

vlekken, vlekken of vervuilen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujar

manchar, manchar ou poluir

🇷🇺Russian

осквернять

пятно, пятно или загрязнение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदा करना

धब्बा, धब्बा, या प्रदूषित

🇧🇩Bengali

খারাপ

দাগ, দাগ বা দূষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறாக

புள்ளி, கறை அல்லது மாசு

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వేషం

మచ్చ, మరక లేదా కాలుష్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

वाईट

डाग, डाग किंवा प्रदूषित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખરાબ

સ્પોટ, ડાઘ અથવા પ્રદૂષિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ

ಸ್ಪಾಟ್, ಸ್ಟೇನ್, ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോശമായ

പുള്ളി, കറ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മലിനമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮ

ਸਪਾਟ, ਦਾਗ, ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦੂਸ਼ਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیز

داغ، داغ، یا آلودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污秽的

斑点、污点或污染

🇯🇵Japanese

不利な

シミ、汚れ、または汚染

🇰🇷Korean

헐뜯다

얼룩, 얼룩, 오염

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ô uế

đốm, vết bẩn hoặc ô nhiễm

🇹🇭Thai

เหม็น

จุด รอยเปื้อน หรือมลภาวะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengotorkan

noda, noda, atau polusi

🇵🇭Filipino

masama

batik, mantsa, o polusyon

🇲🇾Malay

busuk

tompok, noda, atau mencemarkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لوث

بقعة أو وصمة عار أو تلوث

🇮🇷Persian

خراب کردن

لکه، لکه یا آلوده کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

faul

nokta, leke veya kirletme

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוגע

כתם, כתם או מזהם

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The primary meaning of 'befoul' is 'spot, stain, or pollute'.

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