Daily Word: TAINT

taint

  [teynt]

~ noun

DEFINITION: 1)A trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful. 2)A trace of infection, contamination, or the like. 3)A trace of dishonor or discredit. 4)Obsolete. Color; tint.

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 5)To modify by or as if by a trace of something offensive or deleterious. 6)To infect, contaminate, corrupt, or spoil. 7)To sully or tarnish (a person's name, reputation, etc.). 8)Obsolete. To color or tint.

SENTENCE: Her negativity has the ability to taint an entire group.