tainting (Meaning)

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tainting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Taint

The scandal tainting the politician's reputation threatened to end his career.
A hint of corruption tainting the deal made us hesitate to invest.
The revelation of the affair tainting their marriage proved too painful to endure.
The memory of his past mistakes tainting his present actions made it difficult to trust him.
The realization that her father's actions had tainted her childhood left her disillusioned.
The perfume tainting the air with its sweet scent evoked memories of a lost love.
The politician's speech was tainted with hateful rhetoric, inciting division and mistrust.
The tainted food caused widespread illness, leading to a public health crisis.
The once-pristine river was now tainted by pollution, endangering its ecosystem.
The detective's reputation was tainted by the false accusations that haunted him for years.

of Taint

darkening, poisoning, staining, spoiling,marring, touching, blackening, smearing, vitiating, polluting

purifying, cleansing, purifying, elevating,cleansing, elevating, uplifting, magnifying, uplifting,magnifying

The scandal tainting the politician's reputation threatened to end his career.

A hint of corruption tainting the deal made us hesitate to invest.

The revelation of the affair tainting their marriage proved too painful to endure.

The memory of his past mistakes tainting his present actions made it difficult to trust him.