English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of taint

taint

/noun/ कलंक; अभिमिश्रण; धब्बा; अपमान; मेल; मिलावट; अपमिश्रण; छूत; रोग-संचार; मैलापन; गन्दगी; सडन; दूषण;

Synonym blur; tincture; smear; insult; combination; sophistication; adulteration; fingering; infection; turbidity; squalor; fouling;

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English Dictionary:

1. Taint

[n.]

- A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
- An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
- Tincture; hue; color; tinge.
- Infection; corruption; deprivation.
- A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.

2. Taint

[v. i.]

- To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
- To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something corrupting.
- To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon taints in warm weather.

3. Taint

[v. t.]

- To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
- To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
- To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air.
- Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.