What is another word for defiled ?

Sullied or tainted in some manner

spoilt^UK

foetid^UK

fetid^US

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“It is also one of unredeemable ugliness, of a despoiled and defiled landscape.”

Adjective

Dirty or unclean, especially disgustingly so

foetid^UK

fetid^US

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

faecal^UK

fecal^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

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Adjective

Immoral, unprincipled or evil in nature

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

without law and order

ill-humored^US

agonizing^US

sceptical^UK

agonising^UK

skeptical^US

colourful^UK

without justification

colorful^US

off straight and narrow

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Adjective

Suffering from decay or decomposition

foetid^UK

fetid^US

mouldy^UK

mouldering^UK

unfit for human consumption

spoilt^UK

moldy^US

faecal^UK

fecal^US

moldering^US

moldered^US

mouldered^UK

stinking to high heaven

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

past its sell-by date

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Verb

Past tense for to stain, taint or make dirty

spoilt^UK

coloured^UK

colored^US

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“I loathe having even one crumb of dirt or food defile my clothes.”

Verb

Past tense for to make less pure by adding impurities

spoilt^UK

committed sacrilege against

treated sacrilegiously

committed sacrilege

blasphemed against

treated with disrespect

messed up

laid waste to

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“His mouth should be screened by a white cloth in order that his breath may not defile the mixture.”

Verb

Past tense for to libel or slander the good name of

libelled^UK

libeled^US

scandalised^UK

scandalized^US

dragged through the mire

dragged through the mud

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

brought into disrepute

spoilt^UK

put someone in their place

did a hatchet job on

done a hatchet job on

blackened the name of

muddied the reputation of

made someone eat crow

harmed the reputation of

snubbed

put down

damaged the reputation of

brought shame to

cut down

cast down

blackened the reputation of

showed in a bad light

made someone feel ashamed

brought down

taken down a peg or two

caused to lose face

took down a peg or two

lost face

run a smear campaign against

attainted

taken down a peg

dragged someone's name through the mud

blackened someone's name

downgraded

lowered the status of

ran a smear campaign against

criticized^US

criticised^UK

pummelled^UK

minimized^US

minimised^UK

pummeled^US

sullied the reputation of

belabored^US

belaboured^UK

conducted a smear campaign against

trivialized^US

demonized^US

demonised^UK

trivialised^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

marked wrong

called names

dragged name through mud

blackened the character of

brought into disfavour

irked

faulted

treated disrespectfully

wrote false reports about

written false reports about

stepped on one's toes

injured one's reputation

damaged one's good name

ruffled one's feathers

made somebody's hackles rise

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

given the cold shoulder

gave a zinger

gave the cold shoulder

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“I have arrived at the conclusion that the professor has become very angry, and is taking very indelicate steps to defile my good name.”

Verb

Past tense for to make morally or religiously impure

made impure

treated sacrilegiously

spoilt^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

treated with disrespect

coloured^UK

biassed^UK

biased^US

vulgarized^US

vulgarised^UK

colored^US

lowered the status of

cut down

dragged through the mud

dehumanized^US

dehumanised^UK

reduced the status of

stigmatized^US

branded

discredited

blotted your copybook

stigmatised^UK

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“Scrolls were publicly burned, and swine were sacrificed over the sacred books to defile them.”

Verb

Past tense for to engage in carnal activity, especially with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

“No remorse for the sheriff, and his eye ain't right. I'm going to paint his town red, then defile his wife!”

Verb

Past tense for to spoil or render less pure by adding impurities or other substances

spoilt^UK

slipped a Mickey Finn into

softened up

took the edge off

taken the edge off

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Verb

Past tense for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

spoilt^UK

vaporized^US

pulverized^US

leveled^US

levelled^UK

vaporised^UK

pulverised^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to cause to be dirty or soiled

spoilt^UK

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Verb

(usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely

spoilt^UK

played merry hell with

drove a nail into the coffin of

torn

tore

driven a nail into the coffin of

biassed^UK

biased^US

made an impression on

turned someone's head

overruled

tugged at your heartstrings

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Verb

Past tense for to decay, decompose or rot

spoilt^UK

moldered^US

moulded^UK

molded^US

mouldered^UK

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

gone to rack and ruin

went to rack and ruin

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