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marred
[ mahrd ]
adjective
- damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; made less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.:
We can all get preoccupied with the marred aspects of our character.
- disfigured or defaced, as by scratches, nicks, scars, or discoloration:
We love the marred table, actually, because it helps us remember the work, dirt, mess, and grit of life.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of mar ( def ).
Other Words From
- un·marred adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of marred1
Example Sentences
After the biggest shot of his career, and the last great moment of his injury-marred tenure in Washington, Wall jumped on the scorer’s table and tugged at his jersey as the home crowd roared.
What the video wasn’t was a compelling argument for the idea that the 2020 presidential contest was somehow marred by fraud.
There’s no reason to think that every election moving forward won’t be similarly marred by attempts to overturn the popular will through some combination of legal chicanery, conspiracy-theory espousal and efforts to game the system.
In September, he admitted that 2020 might have been his last season had it not been marred by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The second is that both privatization and nationalization disappoint, because both processes are frequently marred by expropriation.
The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.
And there is no doubt, too, that its legacy will be marred by the controversy it stirred, both on and off screen.
Ichikowitz and his brother Eric have been marred before by corruption scandals.
Her last official engagement before she gave birth to baby George was marred by her skirts blowing up and flashing her underwear.
The 19th and early 20th centuries were marred by pogroms against Jewish communities.
But he marred it all by a temper so ungovernable that in Paris there was current a byword, "Explosive as Garnache."
No mishap marred the pleasure of the trip, and all returned safe and sound to their home in the capital city of Korea.
A few scratches here and there marred the polish of the frame and one cushion had sustained an ugly rent.
The girdle which the prophet had been commanded to hide, in process of time was marred; it was profitable for nothing.
In some instances, otherwise valuable scientific works are marred by sneers at the books of inspiration.
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