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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, spot or scatter with small spots, marks or dots

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

detracting

putting a damper on

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

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

vaporizing^US

minimizing^US

vaporising^UK

minimising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a spanner in the works

putting paid to

immobilising^UK

paring down

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

crashing

pulling the rug out from under

striking at the foundations

running onto the rocks

dashing to pieces

damaging beyond repair

spiking

dimming

aborting

biasing^US

biassing^UK

colouring^UK

sapping the strength of

coloring^US

costing

causing the loss of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

causing the sacrifice of

bringing someone to their knees

rendering ineffective

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

tunnelling^UK

tunneling^US

exerting influence on

preventing from moving

preventing from working

rendering powerless

bringing to a screeching halt

rendering inoperative

making ineffective

bringing to a standstill

pummelling^UK

rendering null and void

upending

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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

mauling

undervaluing

playing down

blackening the name of

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

sullying the reputation of

running a smear campaign against

blackening the reputation of

nit-picking

blackening someone's name

conducting a smear campaign against

finding fault

showing up

blackening the character of

picking at

coming down on

dragging someone's name through the mud

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

treating disrespectfully

putting in a bad light

disregarding

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

accusing

demoting

labelling^UK

labeling^US

speaking of with disfavour

knocking off high horse

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

putting someone in their place

owning

making someone eat crow

attainting

taking down a peg or two

hauling over the coals

giving something a bad press

treating contemptuously

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

plastering

strumpeting

squelching

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, spot or scatter with small spots, marks or dots

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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