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blemish, defect, mar

n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

blemish, spot

v. mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"

flaw, blemish

v. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

deface, disfigure, blemish

v. mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

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defect, flaw

n. (damage)

imperfection, imperfectness

n. the state or an instance of being imperfect

mark, stigma, brand, stain

n. a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis

bug, glitch

n. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

flaw

n. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

frailty, vice

n. moral weakness

pimple, hickey, zit

n. a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne

abscess

n. symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

limitation

n. the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"

helplessness, weakness, impuissance

n. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"

brand

v. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

imprint, form

v. establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

impress, imprint

v. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

emboss, boss, stamp

v. raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"

blur, dim, slur

v. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

deface, disfigure, blemish

v. mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

deface

v. deface a building facade, for example

tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

smear, blur, smudge, smutch

v. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

damage

v. suffer or be susceptible to damage; "These fine china cups damage easily"

flaw, blemish

v. add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

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