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tainted
[teyn-tid]
adjective
infected, contaminated, corrupted, or spoiled.
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to eating tainted ground turkey has resulted in several deaths.
affected by a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
We strongly urge you to distance your charitable organization from this discredited project and its tainted money.
(of the name, reputation, etc., of a person or group) sullied or tarnished.
Having such a program available to these students could help fix the tainted reputation many feel our school has earned.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of taint.
Other 51Թ Forms
- untainted adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tainted1
Example Sentences
Prison advocates worry that thousands of false positive drug test results have tainted the parole decisions for some California inmates.
“Mexican avocado imports are tainted conflict fruit,” said Kachuck, 70, a former neurologist who heads his family’s business.
In 2024, at least eight people were sickened by tainted products in California and another two in Nevada, according to the CDC.
When she was eventually told she could return to work, she felt her reputation had been tainted and she was not getting the support she was hoping for from the trust, so she resigned.
Many tainted workplace relationships between women preceded “Hacks” on TV.
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