taint (n.)
- abuse
- alloy
- aroma
- aspersion
- attribute
- badge
- baton
- blemish
- blight
- bloodstain
- blot
- blotch
- blur
- brand
- bug
- cachet
- canker
- carrier
- cast
- catch
- censure
- character
- characteristic
- cloud
- configuration
- contagion
- contamination
- crack
- curse
- cut
- dab
- damage
- dash
- daub
- debauch
- defect
- defection
- deficiency
- defile
- degenerate
- differentia
- differential
- disadvantage
- discolor
- discredit
- disease
- dishonor
- disparagement
- distress
- doom
- drawback
- earmark
- epidemiology
- expose
- eyesore
- failing
- failure
- fault
- feature
- figure
- flavor
- flaw
- fleck
- flick
- flyspeck
- foible
- foul
- frailty
- gibbet
- gust
- hallmark
- harm
- hex
- hint
- hole
- hurt
- idiosyncrasy
- imperfection
- impress
- impression
- imputation
- inadequacy
- index
- individualism
- infection
- infirmity
- infusion
- inkling
- intimation
- jinx
- keynote
- kink
- macula
- maculation
- macule
- mannerism
- mark
- marking
- menace
- mess
- misuse
- mold
- nasty
- nature
- odor
- onus
- outrage
- particularity
- patch
- peculiarity
- pervert
- pillory
- poison
- prejudice
- problem
- property
- prostitute
- quality
- quirk
- ravage
- reflection
- reprimand
- reproach
- rift
- ruin
- sauce
- savage
- savor
- scar
- scathe
- scorch
- seal
- seasoning
- shade
- shape
- shortcoming
- singe
- singularity
- slur
- smack
- smear
- smirch
- smoke
- smudge
- smut
- snag
- soil
- soupcon
- spatter
- specialty
- speck
- speckle
- spice
- splash
- splatter
- splotch
- spoil
- spot
- sprinkling
- stain
- stamp
- stigma
- stigmatism
- stigmatization
- suggestion
- sully
- suspicion
- tang
- tar
- tarnish
- taste
- tempering
- thought
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- token
- torment
- torture
- touch
- trace
- trait
- trick
- twist
- vector
- vestige
- virus
- vitiate
- warp
- weakness
- wound
- wrong
taint (v.)
- abuse
- adulterate
- afflict
- aggrieve
- alloy
- attaint
- attribute
- badge
- bedaub
- befoul
- besmear
- besmirch
- bespatter
- bewitch
- blacken
- blemish
- blight
- blot
- blotch
- blur
- brand
- bug
- canker
- cast
- catch
- censure
- character
- cheapen
- cloud
- coarsen
- condemn
- confound
- contaminate
- corrupt
- crack
- crucify
- curse
- cut
- dab
- damage
- darken
- dash
- daub
- debase
- debauch
- defame
- defect
- defile
- deflower
- degenerate
- degrade
- denature
- deprave
- desecrate
- despoil
- destroy
- devalue
- dirty
- disadvantage
- disapprove
- discolor
- discredit
- dishonor
- disparage
- distort
- distress
- doom
- earmark
- envenom
- expose
- fault
- feature
- figure
- flavor
- flaw
- fleck
- flick
- foul
- gibbet
- gust
- harass
- harm
- hex
- hint
- hole
- hurt
- impair
- impress
- index
- infect
- injure
- jinx
- keynote
- kink
- maltreat
- mark
- menace
- mess
- mistreat
- misuse
- mold
- molest
- muddy
- nature
- outrage
- patch
- persecute
- pervert
- pillory
- poison
- pollute
- prejudice
- prostitute
- quirk
- ravage
- ravish
- reprimand
- reproach
- rift
- ruin
- sauce
- savage
- savor
- scar
- scorch
- seal
- sear
- shade
- shape
- singe
- slur
- smack
- smear
- smirch
- smoke
- smudge
- smut
- smutch
- snag
- soil
- spatter
- speck
- speckle
- spice
- splash
- splatter
- splotch
- spoil
- spot
- stain
- stamp
- stigmatize
- sully
- tar
- tarnish
- taste
- threaten
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- token
- torment
- torture
- touch
- trace
- trick
- twist
- ulcerate
- vilify
- violate
- vitiate
- vulgarize
- warp
- wound
- wrong
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane,
I cannot taint with fear.
