blemish

blem·ish  (blmsh)

tr.v. blem·ished, blem·ish·ing, blem·ish·es

To mar or impair by a flaw.

n.

An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect.

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[Middle English blemisshen, from Old French blesmir, blemir, blemiss-, to make pale, of Germanic origin; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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blemish·er n.

Synonyms: blemish, imperfection, fault, defect, flaw¹
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 necessitynot a virtueand any evidence of the same, in the production, is a blemish" (James McNeill Whistler).
Imperfection and fault apply more comprehensively to any deficiency or shortcoming: "A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections" (Joseph Addison). "Each of us would point out to the other her most serious faults, and thereby help her to remedy them" (Anna Howard Shaw).
Defect denotes a serious functional or structural shortcoming: "Ill breeding . . . is not a single defect, it is the result of many" (Henry Fielding).
Flaw refers to an often small but always fundamental weakness: Experiments revealed a very basic flaw in the theory.

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blemish [ˈblɛmɪʃ]

n

a defect; flaw; stain

vb

(tr) to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish

[from Old French blemir to make pale, probably of Germanic origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blemish - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" mar, defect appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing 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 chip, check - a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something crack - a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror" gouge, nick, ding, dent - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) mole - a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin scar, scrape, scratch, mark - an indication of damage burn mark, burn - a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) blot, smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear, spot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" stigma - a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease verruca, wart - (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus milium, whitehead - a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland blackhead, comedo - a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Verb	1.	blemish - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" deface, disfigure mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" mangle, maul - injure badly by beating pock, scar, pit, mark - mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
	2.	blemish - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" spot begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil - make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
	3.	blemish - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective flaw damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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blemish

noun

1. mark, line, spot, scratch, bruise, scar, blur, defect, flaw, blot, smudge, imperfection, speck, blotch, disfigurement, pock, smirch the blemish on his face
mark improvement, perfection, purity, ornament, refinement, enhancement

2. defect, fault, weakness, stain, disgrace, deficiency, shortcoming, taint, inadequacy, dishonour, demerit the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success

verb

dishonour, mark, damage, spot, injure, ruin, mar, spoil, stain, blur, disgrace, impair, taint, tarnish, blot, smudge, disfigure, sully, deface, blotch, besmirch, smirch He wasn't about to blemish that pristine record. Nobody wanted to blemish his reputation at that time.
dishonour improve, perfect, correct, restore, enhance, refine, purify

Translations

blemish [ˈblemɪʃ]

A. N (on fruit) → mancha f; (on complexion) → imperfección f (fig) (on reputation) → tacha f

B. VT (= spoil) → estropear

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blemish [ˈblɛmɪʃ]

n

(= fault) → défaut m

(on reputation) → tache f

vt [+ reputation, record] → ternir

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blemish

n (lit, fig) → Makel m; without (a) blemish → makellos, ohne Makel

vt object → beschädigen; work, beauty → beeinträchtigen; reputation, honour → beflecken; blemished skin → unreine Haut; blemished complexion → unreiner Teint

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blemish [ˈblɛmɪʃ]

1. n → imperfezione f; (on fruit) → ammaccatura; (on reputation) → macchia

2. vt → deturpare

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blemish [ˈblɛmɪʃ]

1. n → imperfezione f; (on fruit) → ammaccatura; (on reputation) → macchia

2. vt → deturpare

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blemish

n blemish [ˈblemiʃ]

a stain, mark or fault a blemish on an apple. vlek يُلَطِّخُ недостатък, дефект, петно skvrna, vada, kaz plet der Makel σημάδι, ψεγάδι imperfección, mancha, maca plekk, viga لک؛ عیب tahra défaut, tache כֶּתֶם कलंक, दोष, त्रुटि nedostatak hiba cacat blettur; galli difetto, macchia きず 얼룩, 오점 dėmė defekts; vaina cacat vlek flekk, merke; lyte, plett skaza mancha defect; pată пятно; изъян škvrna; chyba pega, napaka mana fläck ตำหนิ leke, kusur 污點，瑕疵，缺陷 пляма داغ ، نشان thiếu sót 瑕疵

v

to spoil. misvorm, skend, vlek يُتْلِفُ، يُلَوِّثُ повреждам poskvrnit, pokazit, poškodit plette verunstalten καταστρέφω, κηλιδώνω estropear rikkuma معیوب کردن pilata gâter לְהַכתִים बरबाद करना nagrditi elront rusak skemma guastare 傷つける 더럽히다 sugadinti sabojāt mencemar bevlekken vansire, skjemme szpecić estragar a strica; a dezonora портить; пятнать poškvrniť, zohyzdiť pokvariti pokvariti fläcka, skämma ทำให้มีตำหนิ lekelemek 玷污 псувати, плямувати شکل بگاڑنا làm hỏng 玷污