What is another word for tainting ?

Present participle for to tarnish with something undesirable

dishonoring^US

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

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“A cataclysmic explosion that would ruin and taint all other foods within the refrigerator.”

Verb

dragging through the mire

Present participle for to sully the good name of

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mud

giving a bad name

blotting your copybook

degrading

defaming

lowering

besmearing

defiling

bringing discredit to

bringing into disrepute

libeling^US

libelling^UK

tarring and feathering

doing a hatchet job on

muckraking

taking down

putting in a bad light

running smear campaign

casting a slur on

spreading scandal about

flinging mud at

fouling

dragging down

showing in a bad light

bringing dishonour to

blackening the name of

reflecting negatively

taking down a peg

casting in a bad light

harming the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

damaging the reputation of

muddying the reputation of

lowering the status of

reducing the status of

making lose face

slinging mud

dragging someone's name through the mud

taking down a peg or two

making someone eat crow

putting someone in their place

casting aspersions on

tearing down

shooting down

detracting from

bringing into disfavour

pooh-poohing

blackening someone's name

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“She carries with her an air of confidence, even arrogance, that seems to taint every successful artist once the cash starts rolling in.”

Verb

dragging through the mire

Present participle for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

libelling^UK

libeling^US

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mud

casting aspersions on

spreading scandal about

doing a hatchet job on

running a smear campaign against

blackening someone's name

running smear campaign

writing false reports about

spreading tales about

marking wrong

dragging name through mud

dragging someone's name through the mud

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

blackening the name of

pummelling^UK

sullying the reputation of

throwing brickbats at

bringing into disrepute

jumping on

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

treating disrespectfully

cutting dead

zinging

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

hitting where one lives

squelching

shooting down

shooting full of holes

taking down

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

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Verb

Present participle for to corrupt, or to prove harmful or destructive to

slipping a Mickey Finn into

biasing^US

biassing^UK

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

treating with disrespect

putting double whammy on

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Verb

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

Verb

throwing a spanner in the works of

Present participle for to spoil or be the one bad feature of

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

putting the kibosh on

blowing a hole in

causing detriment to

bringing to naught

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

driving a nail into the coffin of

playing merry hell with

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

casting a shadow over

taking the pleasure out of

ballsing up

taking the enjoyment out of

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Verb

beating the living daylights out of

Present participle for to treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

inflicting suffering on

tyrannizing^US

tyrannising^UK

playing the heavy with

riding roughshod over

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

giving someone the works

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

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Verb

Present participle for to affect without completely changing

Verb

Present participle for to become sour or tainted

mouldering^UK

moldering^US

molding^US

moulding^UK

shrivelling^UK

shriveling^US

going to rack and ruin

becoming contaminated

growing moldy

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Verb

Present participle for to become, or cause to become, bitter or disenchanted

Verb

Present participle for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact

Verb

Present participle for to give or add color to

Verb

Present participle for to imbue with a (usually slight) amount of something

Verb

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

blocking off the light to

fuzzing

befuddling

falsifying

muddying the waters of

clouding the issue

throwing up smoke screen

graying^US

greying^UK

casting a shadow over

casting a shadow on

streaking

baffling

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

making more difficult

becoming covered in condensation

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Verb

Present participle for to mark out as having a particular (typically negative) quality

labelling^UK

labeling^US

Noun

The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects

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Noun

A decline from previously high standards

offence^UK

offense^US

yielding to temptation

shrivelling^UK

oxidization^US

shriveling^US

aging^US

ageing^UK

oxidisation^UK

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Noun

The improper use of something

Adjective