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What is another word for blemishing?

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(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

Present participle for to cause to become soiled or dirty

Present participle for to bring disrepute to, especially through aspersions

Present participle for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

Present participle for to mark (a surface) with dents or hollows

Present participle for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Present participle for to knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)

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(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

discoloring^US

vulgarizing^US

vulgarising^UK

brutalising^UK

putting out of action

brutalizing^US

putting the kibosh on

distorting the shape of

having a bad effect on

having a negative effect on

putting out of commission

jeopardising^UK

interfering with

throwing a monkey wrench into

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

dishonoring^US

raining on someone's parade

stifling

making black and blue

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

covering with blotches

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

colouring^UK

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a spanner in the works

coloring^US

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

spray painting

pulling the rug out from under

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

oxidizing^US

running onto the rocks

dashing to pieces

damaging beyond repair

sapping the strength of

aborting

costing

causing the loss of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

causing the sacrifice of

striking at the foundations

bringing someone to their knees

smashing to smithereens

crushing to smithereens

biasing^US

biassing^UK

oxidising^UK

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

rendering ineffective

tunnelling^UK

tunneling^US

preventing from moving

preventing from working

rendering powerless

bringing to a screeching halt

rendering inoperative

making ineffective

bringing to a standstill

bringing to a halt

having an effect on

exerting influence on

rendering null and void

pummelling^UK

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“Innumerable difficulties and shortcomings blemish the effectiveness of such tools.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause to become soiled or dirty

discoloring^US

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“Shana shuffled forward on her knees, careful not to blemish her dress as she did so on the mossy ground.”

Verb

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Present participle for to bring disrepute to, especially through aspersions

libelling^UK

libeling^US

dishonoring^US

bringing discredit to

dragging through the mire

dragging through the mud

reflecting badly on

bad-mouthing

bringing into disrepute

tarring and feathering

spreading scandal about

doing a hatchet job on

giving a bad name

running smear campaign

blotting your copybook

lowering the status of

reducing the status of

hitting where one lives

cutting up

dissing

casting aspersions on

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

minimizing^US

pummelling^UK

minimising^UK

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

blackening the name of

belaboring^US

sullying the reputation of

belabouring^UK

blackening the character of

lampooning

cursing

blackening the reputation of

scoffing

disdaining

conducting a smear campaign against

sneering

mortifying

running a smear campaign against

nit-picking

blackening someone's name

dragging someone's name through the mud

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

treating disrespectfully

putting in a bad light

disregarding

taking to task

ragging on

writing false reports about

ripping up

spreading tales about

finding lacking

look down one's nose at

tearing to shreds

passing strictures upon

dragging name through mud

desecrating

nagging at

treating with contempt

speaking of with disfavour

labelling^UK

labeling^US

knocking off high horse

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

impeaching

tearing off a strip

hauling over the coals

tearing a strip off

losing face

giving a bad name to

putting someone in their place

owning

making someone eat crow

attainting

taking down a peg or two

giving something a bad press

treating contemptuously

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

twitting

shooting full of holes

jiving

curling your lip at

gibing at

saying contemptuously

holding up to ridicule

sneezing at

sniffing at

ranking out

making cutting remarks about

turning your nose up at

jeering at

turning up one's nose

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“To blemish his good name by such an indiscreet article, based on unspecified allegations, diminishes your stature.”

Verb

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Present participle for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

Verb

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Present participle for to mark (a surface) with dents or hollows

Verb

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Present participle for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Verb

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Present participle for to knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)

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