tainted

🇺🇸 /ˈteɪntɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈteɪntɪd/
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adjective
R

contaminated or spoiled; not safe or trustworthy

The tainted food made many people sick.

R

having a bad reputation or damaged by wrongdoing

The politician's tainted past affected his public image.

translation

adj. contaminated or spoiled; not safe or trustworthy; having a bad reputation or damaged by wrongdoing