tarnish one's reputation

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• reputation — n. 1) to acquire, establish a reputation 2) to have, hold a reputation (he had the reputation of being a heavy drinker) 3) to guard, protect one s reputation 4) to compromise, destroy, ruin, tarnish smb. s reputation 5) an enviable, excellent,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• tarnish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. smirch, taint; dishonor; stain, sully, besmirch; defame; dull, smudge, dim, spot, blemish; discolor. See disrepute, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stain] Syn. soil, smudge, smear; see dirty .… …   English dictionary for students

• tarnish — v. & n. v. 1 tr. lessen or destroy the lustre of (metal etc.). 2 tr. impair (one s reputation etc.). 3 intr. (of metal etc.) lose lustre. n. 1 a a loss of lustre. b a film of colour formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal. 2 a blemish; …   Useful english dictionary

• blot one's copybook — ► blot one s copybook Brit. tarnish one s good reputation. Main Entry: ↑blot …   English terms dictionary

• blot one's copybook — Brit. tarnish one s good reputation. → blot …   English new terms dictionary

• disrepute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Want of good reputation Nouns 1. disrepute, disreputableness, discredit, ill repute, bad name, bad odor, ill favor; disapprobation; ingloriousness, derogation, debasement; degradation, obloquy, ignominy; …   English dictionary for students

• List of Fist of the North Star characters — Opening page of chapter 209 of the Hokuto no Ken manga, which depicts Kenshiro confronting Kaioh, as images of past rivals are shown at the background. From left to right: Raoh, Thouzer, Shin, Rei, Toki, and Shu. The following is a list of… …   Wikipedia

• defame — de·fame /di fām/ vt de·famed, de·fam·ing [Medieval Latin defamare, alteration of Latin diffamare to spread news of, defame, from dis , prefix marking dispersal or removal + fama reputation]: to make the subject of defamation de·fam·er n Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• disgrace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. degrade, abase, dishonor, humiliate; shame, discredit. See disrepute, humility. Ant., honor. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A shameful condition] Syn. dishonor, ignominy, shame, humiliation, reproach,… …   English dictionary for students

• Media about Zhou Tong — This is an article on Media references about Zhou Tong. See Zhou Tong (archer) for the main article. Zhou Tong, the archery teacher of Song Dynasty General Yue Fei, has appeared in various types of media; including black and white films, wuxia… …   Wikipedia

• Wu Song — Wǔ Sōng (武松) was a hero in the Water Margin , one of the four most famous classical works of Chinese literature. He also appeared in Jin Ping Mei , a spinoff of Water Margin. He was famous for his slaying of a tiger with bare hands, and his… …   Wikipedia