tainted

verb adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: taint-ed (2)

English Definition

Contaminated, polluted, or spoiled.

Example Sentence

They fell ill after drinking tainted water.

US IPA /ˈteɪntɪd/

UK IPA /ˈteɪntɪd/

contaminated polluted spoiled corrupted stained

pure clean unblemished