stain
I
verb
attaint, bedaub, befoul, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, bring reproach upon, color, contaminate, corrupt, damage, daub, debase, defame, defile, detract from, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dye, grime, impair, inquinare, maculare, maculate, malign, mar, mark, polluere, pollute, ruin, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spatter, splotch, spoil, spot, stigmatize, sully, taint, tarnish, tinge, tint
II
index
attaint, brand, brand (stigmatize), damage, debase, deface, defacement, demean (make lower), denigrate, depreciate, derogate, discredit (noun), discredit (verb), disgrace (noun), disgrace (verb), dishonor (shame), dishonor (deprive of honor), disparage, disrepute, flaw, humiliate, ignominy, infamy, infect, onus (stigma), opprobrium, pervert, pillory, pollute, scandal, shame, smear, stigma, sully, tarnish
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006