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   blemish

   /ˈblɛmɪʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something: "the girl's hands were without a blemish" Similar imperfectionfaultflawdefectdeformitydiscolorationdisfigurementbruisescarpitpockmarkpockscratchdentchipnotchnicklinescorecutincisiongashmarkstreakspotfleckdotblotstainsmearpatchtracespeckspeckleblotchsmudgesmutsmirchfingermarkfingerprintimpressionimprintmarkingblazestripebirthmarkinformal:splotchsplodgetechnical:stigmaOpposite enhancement
   • ▪ a moral defect or fault: "the offences were an uncharacteristic blemish on an otherwise clean record" Similar defectfaultfailingflawimperfectionfrailtyfallibilityfoibleviceshortcomingweaknessweak spotweak pointdeficiencylimitationblottaintstainsmirchdishonourdisgraceOpposite virtue

   verb

   • 1. spoil the appearance or quality of (something): "his reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy" Similar marspoilimpairdisfigureblightdefaceflawmarkspotspeckleblotchdiscolourscarruindestroywreckbe a blot on the landscaperare:disfeaturesullytarnishbesmirchblackensmirchstainblottaintsoilbefoulspoilruindirtydisgracemardamagedefamecalumniateinjureharmhurtunderminedebasedegradedenigratedishonourstigmatizeinformal:drag through the mudrare:vitiateOpposite enhance

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French ble(s)miss-, lengthened stem of ble(s)mir ‘make pale, injure’; probably of Germanic origin.

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   The meaning of BLEMISH is to spoil by a flaw. How to use blemish in a sentence.

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   Synonyms: blemish, imperfection, fault, defect, flaw 1 These nouns denote loss or absence of perfection. A blemish is something thought to mar the appearance or character of a thing: "Industry in art is a necessity—not a virtue—and any evidence of the same, in the production, is a blemish" (James McNeill Whistler). Imperfection and fault apply more comprehensively to any deficiency or ...

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   Blemish definition: to destroy or diminish the perfection of. See examples of BLEMISH used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. a defect; flaw; stain 2. to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish.... Click for more definitions.

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   blemish: 1 n a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) “a facial blemish ” Synonyms: defect , mar Types: show 25 types... hide 25 types... birthmark , nevus a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth chatter mark a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece check , chip a ...

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    Blemish definition: A small mark that makes the appearance of something less attractive.

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