tainted

taint  (tnt)

v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints

v.tr.

1. To affect with or as if with a disease.

2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate.

3. To corrupt morally.

4. To affect with a tinge of something reprehensible.

v.intr.

To become affected with decay or putrefaction; spoil.

n.

1. A moral defect considered as a stain or spot. See Synonyms at stain.

2. An infecting touch, influence, or tinge.

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[Partly from obsolete taynt, to color, dye (from Anglo-Norman teint, from Latin tingere), and partly from Middle English tainten, to convict (short for atteinten, from Old French ataint; see attain).]

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taintless adj.

taintless·ly adv.

taintless·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tainted - touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" corrupt stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"

Translations

tainted [ˈteɪntɪd] adj [water, air] → contaminado;

(fig) → manchado

tainted [ˈteɪntɪd] adj [food] → gâté(e); [water, air] → infecté(e) (fig); souillé(e)

tainted [ˈteɪntɪd] taint adj [food, water, air] → verdorben (fig) [profits, reputation etc];

tainted with → behaftet mit

tainted [ˈteɪntɪd] adj [food] → guasto/a; [water, air] → infetto/a;

(fig) → corrotto/a