Definition of blemish
: to spoil by a flaw
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Examples of blemish in a Sentence
A series of burn marks blemish the table's surface.
The incident blemished his reputation.
Recent Examples of blemish from the Web
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The 27-year-old nonprofit teams up with farms to collect blemished or oddly sized produce that can not be sold — and distributes the food to local communities.
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Only a trip to Kansas City and Baltimore blemish a run from the first week of October through Dec. 9 where the Bengals sleep in their own beds every night.
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The son of a Baptist preacher who grew up in the segregated South, Drayton said the discrimination complaint lodged against him at Rowan should not blemish his contributions to civil rights.
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But a new project is working to rid the West Bank site of the explosive devices, clearing away the relics of war that have blemished the sacred place for nearly five decades.
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But a project now underway plans to rid the West Bank site of the explosive devices, clearing away the relics of war that have blemished the sacred place for nearly five decades.
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Nothing’s more irritating than snapping the perfect picture only to discover dust and dirt blemishing the image.
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The line consists of two different categories, one for dry and delicate skin and a second for oily and blemished skin, both promising to be made with low-irritant ingredients.
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Some lawmakers and the industry say the bill would help increase sales by allowing retailers to match customers, who often have blemished credit histories, with lenders willing to provide loans.
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blemish Synonyms
Synonyms
bloody, break, compromise, crab, cripple, cross (up), damage, deface, disfigure, endamage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate;
Antonyms
doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp;
Near Antonyms
cure, heal, help, rectify, rehabilitate, remedy;
ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine;
Related Words
deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken;
erode, scour, wash out, wear (away);
disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture;
annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, total, waste, wipe out, wreck;
Definition of blemish
: a noticeable imperfection;
especially
: one that seriously impairs appearance
Examples of blemish in a Sentence
The cream is supposed to prevent blemishes on the skin.
The table had a few scratches and minor blemishes.
The book fails to mention any of the organization's many blemishes.
The incident was a blemish on his record.
Recent Examples of blemish from the Web
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There are blemishes; Ms Markle’s family look almost as strange as the Windsors.
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The only other blemish came in the ninth when Reddick hit a two-out double off the left field wall.
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But Cubs starters were far, far better, allowing no earned runs in the series in 27 innings, the only blemish an unearned run against Yu Darvish in the second game.
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That play was the only blemish on Frye's shooting statistics against the Spurs.
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The main blemish on James' stellar season has been the dysfunction of the Cavs, who have put together one of the rockier campaigns in recent history.
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The lone blemish was a 12-4 loss to the 5-3 Lady Ballerz, one of four meetings with the Ballerz.
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Read more: The only blemish on Fulmer’s day was allowing a solo home run to Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki, who hit a hanging slider onto the leftfield berm.
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The loss to Ole Miss qualifies as the type of blemish Saban teams don’t take often, but a 38–0 pounding of Michigan State in the playoff semifinals and an epic 45–40 win over Deshaun Watson and Clemson more than made up for it. 4.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blemish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of blemish
1535
blemish Synonyms
Synonyms
blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scar;
Near Antonyms
adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament;
Related Words
abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape;
blot, blur, spot, stain, taint;
BLEMISH Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of blemish for English Language Learners
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: to make (something) imperfect or less beautiful : to hurt or damage the good condition of (something)
blemish
Definition of blemish for English Language Learners
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: a mark that makes something imperfect or less beautiful : an unwanted mark on the surface of something
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: a fact or event that causes people to respect someone or something less
BLEMISH Defined for Kids
Definition of blemish for Students
: a mark that makes something imperfect : an unwanted mark on a surface
Definition of blemish for Students
blemished;
blemishing
: to spoil by or as if by an ugly mark
- A scratch blemished the table.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of blemish
: a mark of physical deformity or injury: as
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: any small mark on the skin (as a pimple or birthmark)
- blemishes symptomatic of acne
b
: a defect of an animal (as a horse) that detracts from its appearance but does not interfere with its usefulness
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