taint

English Thesaurus

1. the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

hypernym	:	impureness, impurity,
definition	:	the condition of being impure (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dust contamination,
definition	:	state of being contaminated with dust (noun.state)

2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

hypernym	:	contaminate, foul, pollute,
definition	:	make impure (verb.change)

hyponym	:	superinfect,
definition	:	infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms (verb.body)

hyponym	:	smut,
definition	:	affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn (verb.body)

3. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate,
definition	:	make imperfect (verb.change)

4. the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	infect, taint,
definition	:	contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

derivation	:	contaminate, foul, pollute,
definition	:	make impure (verb.change)

derivation	:	contaminate,
definition	:	make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change)

5. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

antonym	:	disinfect,
definition	:	destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing (verb.body)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)

derivation	:	contamination, taint,
definition	:	the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	infective, morbific, pathogenic,
definition	:	able to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	infectious, infective,
definition	:	caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all)

6. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cloud,
definition	:	suspicion affecting your reputation (noun.state)

7. the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	infect, taint,
definition	:	contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

derivation	:	contaminate, foul, pollute,
definition	:	make impure (verb.change)

derivation	:	contaminate,
definition	:	make radioactive by adding radioactive material (verb.change)

8. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

antonym	:	disinfect,
definition	:	destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing (verb.body)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)

derivation	:	contamination, taint,
definition	:	the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	infective, morbific, pathogenic,
definition	:	able to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	infectious, infective,
definition	:	caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all)

9. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (verb.contact)

derivation	:	cloud,
definition	:	suspicion affecting your reputation (noun.state)