defiled

• Gehobenes oder veraltetes Adjektiv, das beschreibt, dass etwas unrein, entweiht oder geschändet wurde, oft im moralischen oder religiösen Sinn.

An archaic or literary adjective describing something that has been made unclean, impure, or desecrated, often in a moral or religious sense.

1. Made unclean or impureC1formal

   Describes something that has been made dirty, polluted, or contaminated, often in a moral or spiritual sense.

   Entweiht

   • The ancient temple was defiled by vandals.
   • His reputation was defiled by the false accusations.
   • The sacred ground was defiled by the construction.

   Synonymecontaminatedcorrupteddebaseddesecratedpollutedprofanedtaintedvitiated

   Antonymecleanimmaculatepureundefiledunstained

• Verb, das beschreibt, dass etwas schmutzig, unrein oder moralisch verdorben gemacht wird; insbesondere die Entweihung von etwas Heiligem oder Ehrwürdigem.

A verb used to describe the act of making something dirty, impure, or morally corrupt; to violate the sanctity of something.

1. Make dirty or spoilC1formal

   To make something dirty, impure, or spoil its purity or sanctity.

   Entweihen

   • The river was defiled by industrial waste.
   • They defiled the sacred temple with graffiti.
   • His reputation was defiled by false accusations.

   Synonymebefoulbesmirchcontaminatedirtypollutesoilstainsullytainttarnish

   Antonymecleanpurifysanctify

2. Corrupt morallyC2formal

   To damage or spoil the moral purity or integrity of someone or something.

   Verderben

   • The scandal defiled the family's good name.
   • He felt that the lies defiled their friendship.
   • The politician's actions defiled the office he held.

   Synonymebefoulcontaminatecorruptdebasedegradepollutesoilsullytaintvitiate

   Antonymecleansepurifysanctify