tainted

[US]/'teɪntɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. contaminated; infected.

Phrases & Collocations

tainted reputation

tainted food

tainted water

tainted evidence

tainted blood

tainted milk

Real-world Examples

That's when a chemical leak was found to have tainted the water supply.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2014

Mr Bush tainted America's values with inept invasion, prisoner abuse and imperial overstretch.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

That's right and other things can be tainted, like you said, for example, a relationship.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

It spreads through tainted water and because of poor hygiene.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

He did not want his excited trepidation tainted with resentment.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

That word's kind of tainted for me now, so...

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

And they're less likely to want the tainted money.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation May 2013

Today they close two schools to investigate concerns of tainted water.

Source: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

His arrest comes after election officials determined that his work for Republican Mark Harris tainted a 2018 congressional race.

Source: AP Listening Collection March 2019

He wanted to leave it all behind and find somewhere not yet tainted by the artificiality of modern life.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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