TAINTED Definition & Meaning

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infected, contaminated, corrupted, or spoiled:
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to eating tainted ground turkey has resulted in several deaths.
affected by a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful:
We strongly urge you to distance your charitable organization from this discredited project and its tainted money.
(of the name, reputation, etc., of a person or group) sullied or tarnished:
Having such a program available to these students could help fix the tainted reputation many feel our school has earned.

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The FDA also refrained from naming all firms and companies that handled and processed the tainted lettuce.

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Additionally, the agency redacted the names of all firms and companies that handled and processed the tainted lettuce.

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There was a purity within us as young creators — we hadn’t been tainted by the world in a way, so it was like we could trust our gut.

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This is just one witness in a case which Jagtar's legal representatives from Reprieve say is characterised by unreliable, even tainted, testimony.

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The woman said she was "disgusted" by Stewart, a grandfather who had worked for Royal Mail for 22 years, and he had "tainted lives".

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