Entry Word: stain

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a mark of guilt or disgrace <the stain of this cowardly act would haunt him for the rest of his career>

Synonyms blot, brand, smirch, spot, stigma, taint

Related Words discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame

Near Antonyms award, credit, honor

2 a substance used to color other materials <applied several coats of stain to the wood> — see pigment