marred

[ mahrd ]

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of mar ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·marred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of marred¹

mar ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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.

From Washington Post

What the video wasn’t was a compelling argument for the idea that the 2020 presidential contest was somehow marred by fraud.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

In September, he admitted that 2020 might have been his last season had it not been marred by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

From Washington Post

The second is that both privatization and nationalization disappoint, because both processes are frequently marred by expropriation.

From Fortune

The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.

From The Daily Beast

And there is no doubt, too, that its legacy will be marred by the controversy it stirred, both on and off screen.

From The Daily Beast

Ichikowitz and his brother Eric have been marred before by corruption scandals.

From The Daily Beast

Her last official engagement before she gave birth to baby George was marred by her skirts blowing up and flashing her underwear.

From The Daily Beast

The 19th and early 20th centuries were marred by pogroms against Jewish communities.

From The Daily Beast

But he marred it all by a temper so ungovernable that in Paris there was current a byword, "Explosive as Garnache."

From Project Gutenberg

No mishap marred the pleasure of the trip, and all returned safe and sound to their home in the capital city of Korea.

From Project Gutenberg

A few scratches here and there marred the polish of the frame and one cushion had sustained an ugly rent.

From Project Gutenberg

The girdle which the prophet had been commanded to hide, in process of time was marred; it was profitable for nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

In some instances, otherwise valuable scientific works are marred by sneers at the books of inspiration.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• broken
• cracked
• damaged
• defective
• deficient
• erroneous
• false
• flawed
• imprecise
• inaccurate
• inadequate
• incomplete
• insufficient
• invalid
• leaky
• malfunctioning
• unreliable