mar

(mär)
tr.v., marred, mar·ring, mars.

1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on.
2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.

n.
A disfiguring mark; a blemish.

[Middle English merren, from Old English mierran, merran, to impede.]

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verb

To spoil the soundness or perfection of: blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better/worse, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: hurt, damage
Antonyms: aid, enhance, heal, help, improve

IN BRIEF: To spoil the appearance of or to damage.

Mend your speech a little, lest it may mar your fortune. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ødelægge, skæmme, spolere
n. - et skæmmende mærke

Nederlands (Dutch)
bederven, vergallen, vernietigen, smet, onvolkomenheid, maart, maritiem

Français (French)
v. tr. - gâcher
n. - échec

Deutsch (German)
v. - verderben, entstellen, stören
n. - Makel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλάπτω, χαλώ, αμαυρώνω, παραμορφώνω, χαλώ εμφάνιση
n. - παραμόρφωση
abbr. - Μάρτιος

Italiano (Italian)
guastare, guasto, Marzo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desfigurar, danificar
n. - dano (m)
abbr. - Marinha, março

Русский (Russian)
искажать, повреждение, дефект речи

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estropear, desfigurar, echar a perder
n. - marzo, marino, marítimo, casado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördärva
n. - fördärv
abbr. - March

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毁损, 玷污, 损伤, 障碍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 毀損, 玷污, 損傷
n. - 損傷, 障礙, 毀損

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 쓸모 없게 하다, 흠집을 만들다
n. - 고장, 결점, 흠

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - だいなしにする, 損なう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفسد, يشوه (الاسم) مشوه (اختصار) مختصر : شهر مارس, , متزوج, بحري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השחית, פגם, קלקל‬
n. - ‮קלקול, השחתה, היזק, מום‬

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