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Definition of
taint noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
taint
noun
noun
NAmE
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teɪnt
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/
[
usually singular
]
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the effect of something bad or unpleasant that spoils the quality of someone or something
to be free from the taint of corruption
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