tainted

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈteɪntɪd/

Adjective

tainted (comparative more tainted, superlative most tainted)

Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.
(computer security, of data) Originating from an untrusted source.
Do not use tainted values in SQL queries.

Usage notes

Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.

Synonyms

Translations

corrupted or filled with imperfections

Finnish: pilaantunut (fi), saastunut (fi), turmeltunut (fi)
Greek: ανήθικος (el) (aníthikos), διεφθαρμένος (el) (dieftharménos), φαύλος (el) (fávlos)

Russian: гря́зный (ru) (grjáznyj)
Turkish: kirli (tr), murdar (tr), çirkef (tr), pis (tr)

Verb

tainted

simple past tense and past participle of taint

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