befouled

• Устаревшее или литературное прилагательное, означающее сделанный грязным, загрязнённый или осквернённый, часто используемое в моральном или физическом смысле.

An archaic or literary adjective meaning made dirty, polluted, or defiled, often used in a moral or physical sense.

1. Made dirty or pollutedC1formal

   To have been made physically dirty, filthy, or contaminated.

   Загрязнённый

   • The river was befouled by industrial waste.
   • The once pristine beach was befouled with trash.
   • His hands were befouled with mud and grease.

   Synonymsbegrimedcontaminateddefileddirtyfilthyfouledgrimypollutedsoiledstainedtainted

   Antonymscleanhygienicpuresanitaryspotless

2. Sullied or dishonoredC2formal

   To have been made morally or spiritually impure; tarnished.

   Запятнанный или обесчещенный

   • His reputation was befouled by the scandal.
   • The sacred temple was befouled by acts of vandalism.
   • Her good name was befouled by false accusations.

   Synonymscorrupteddebaseddefileddesecrateddishonoredpollutedprofanedstainedtainted

   Antonymscleanholypureunstainedunsullieduntainted

• Устаревший глагол, означающий делать грязным, пачкать или осквернять; загрязнять или развращать.

An archaic verb meaning to make dirty, foul, or defile; to pollute or corrupt.

1. Make dirty or polluteC2formal

   To make something dirty, stained, or impure, often by physical contact or contamination.

   Загрязнять

   • The factory's waste befouled the nearby river.
   • His careless actions befouled the reputation of the entire team.
   • The once pristine beach was befouled by litter and oil.

   Synonymsbegrimecontaminatedefiledirtyfoulpollutesoilstainsullytaint

   Antonymsclarifycleandecontaminatepurify