If something's tainted, it's ruined or spoiled. If you leave milk on the counter overnight, it could be tainted. But a charity that uses its funds to buy board members tropical vacations could also be considered tainted.
Adjective S.
especially of reputation; "the senator''s seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name"
Adjective S.
touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt'' is archaic"
imp. & p. p.
of Taint
Usage Examples
Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.
I haven't been faithful to my wife. Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities. I was irresponsible.
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Other Usage ExamplesWhen I talked to my medical friends about the strange silence on this subject in American medical magazines and textbooks, I gained the impression that here was a subject tainted with Socialism or with feminine sentimentality for the poor.
The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or private sources is essentially a socialist argument.
To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.
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