Taint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being contaminated

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪnt/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈeɪnt/.

Examples

sully someone's reputation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infect defile cloud contamination corrupt sully

Antonyms

disinfect

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being contaminated
verb	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon “sully someone's reputation”
verb	contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Word Forms

contaminate	verb	make radioactive by adding radioactive material
taint	verb	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
cloud	noun	suspicion affecting your reputation
infective	adjective	able to cause disease
infection	noun	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
taint	noun	the state of being contaminated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verderben

der Zustand der Kontamination

🇫🇷French

entacher

l'état d'être contaminé

🇪🇸Spanish

mancha

el estado de estar contaminado

🇮🇹Italian

contaminazione

lo stato di contaminazione

🇳🇱Dutch

smet

de staat van besmetting

🇵🇹Portuguese

manchar

o estado de estar contaminado

🇷🇺Russian

пятно

состояние загрязнения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलंक

दूषित होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

কলঙ্ক

দূষিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

களங்கம்

மாசுபட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కళంకం

కలుషితమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

कलंक

दूषित होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલંક

દૂષિત થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಂಕ

ಕಲುಷಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളങ്കം

മലിനമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਗ

ਦੂਸ਼ਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

داغدار

آلودہ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污点

被污染的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

汚染

汚染されている状態

🇰🇷Korean

더러움

오염된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết nhơ

tình trạng bị ô nhiễm

🇹🇭Thai

มลทิน

สถานะของการปนเปื้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

noda

keadaan terkontaminasi

🇵🇭Filipino

mantsa

ang estado ng pagiging kontaminado

🇲🇾Malay

mencemarkan

keadaan tercemar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العيب

حالة التلوث

🇮🇷Persian

لکه دار کردن

حالت آلوده بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

leke

kirlenmiş olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַכתִים

מצב המזוהם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'taint'?

The primary meaning of 'taint' is 'the state of being contaminated'.

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'taint' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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