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Bookmark or Share- TARNISH | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryAdd to word list. (of metal surfaces) to become less bright or a different color: [ I ] Silver tarnishes easily. If something tarnishes your opinion of someone or something, you no longer believe the person or thing is as good as you had thought: [ T ] The scandal has tarnished the agency’s reputation.
- Tarnished - definition of tarnished by The Free Dictionary1. To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt: Being in the ground for so long tarnished the old coins. 2. a. To detract from or spoil: a tasteless meal that tarnished an otherwise pleasant evening. b. To bring disgrace to; sully: a scandal that tarnished his reputation. v. intr. 1.
- TARNISH | definition in the Cambridge English DictionaryAdd to word list. (of metal surfaces) to become less bright or a different color: [ I ] Silver tarnishes easily. If something tarnishes your opinion of someone or something, you no longer believe the person or thing is as good as you had thought: [ T ] The scandal has tarnished the agency’s reputation.
- TARNISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary1. verb. If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister. [VERB noun] His image was tarnished by the savings and loan scandal. [VERB noun]
- TARNISHED definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary(ˈtɑːnɪʃt ) adjective. 1. having lost its shine, esp by exposure to air or moisture, resulting in surface oxidation. its brown surfaces of tarnished brass. 2. stained, tainted, or spoilt. He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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