Meaning of blemish

blem•ish

Pronunciation: (blem'ish), [key]

— v.t.

to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The book is blemished by those long, ineffective descriptions.

—n.

a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his record.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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blemish (Thesaurus)

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