Tainted — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪntᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪntɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪntɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪntᵻd/.

Examples

sully someone's reputation
tainted bacon
`corrupt' is archaic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infect defile cloud corrupt taint sully

Antonyms

disinfect

Parts of Speech

verb	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon “sully someone's reputation”
verb	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
adjective	touched by rot or decay “tainted bacon”

Word Forms

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

verdorben

unter Verdacht stellen oder in Zweifel ziehen

🇫🇷French

entaché

mettre en doute ou mettre en doute

🇪🇸Spanish

contaminado

poner bajo sospecha o poner en duda

🇮🇹Italian

contaminato

sospettare o mettere in dubbio

🇳🇱Dutch

besmet

onder verdenking plaatsen of twijfel zaaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

contaminado

colocar sob suspeita ou lançar dúvidas

🇷🇺Russian

испорченный

поставить под подозрение или подвергнуть сомнению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूषित

संदेह के घेरे में रखना या संदेह करना

🇧🇩Bengali

কলঙ্কিত

সন্দেহ করা বা সন্দেহ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கறைபடிந்த

சந்தேகத்தின் கீழ் வைக்கவும் அல்லது சந்தேகத்தை ஏற்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కళంకితమైంది

అనుమానం లేదా అనుమానం కింద ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कलंकित

संशयाखाली ठेवा किंवा संशय घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલંકિત

શંકા હેઠળ મૂકો અથવા તેના પર શંકા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಂಕಿತ

ಅನುಮಾನದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅನುಮಾನವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറകളഞ്ഞ

സംശയത്തിന് വിധേയമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംശയം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਾਗ਼ੀ

ਸ਼ੱਕ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਰੱਖੋ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

داغدار

شک میں ڈالنا یا شک کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

被污染的

受到怀疑或产生怀疑

🇯🇵Japanese

汚れた

疑惑の対象にする、または疑いを投げかける

🇰🇷Korean

더럽혀진

의심을 받거나 의심을 품다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị vấy bẩn

đặt dưới sự nghi ngờ hoặc nghi ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

เสีย

ตกเป็นผู้ต้องสงสัยหรือตั้งข้อสงสัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tercemar

dicurigai atau menimbulkan keraguan

🇵🇭Filipino

may bahid

lugar sa ilalim ng hinala o pagdududa

🇲🇾Malay

tercemar

meletakkan di bawah syak wasangka atau menimbulkan keraguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملوث

موضع الشبهة أو التشكيك

🇮🇷Persian

آلوده

مورد سوء ظن قرار دهید یا در مورد آن شک کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

lekeli

şüphe altına almak veya şüphe uyandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִלְחִי

מקום חשוד או מטיל ספק

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