defiled

• Adjectif littéraire ou soutenu décrivant quelque chose qui a été rendu impur, souillé ou profané, souvent au sens moral ou religieux.

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.

   Souillé

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

   Synonymescontaminatedcorrupteddebaseddesecratedpollutedprofanedtaintedvitiated

   Antonymescleanimmaculatepureundefiledunstained

• Verbe décrivant l'action de rendre quelque chose sale, impur ou moralement corrompu, notamment en profanant un lieu sacré ou en ternissant une réputation.

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.

   Souiller, profaner

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

   Synonymesbefoulbesmirchcontaminatedirtypollutesoilstainsullytainttarnish

   Antonymescleanpurifysanctify

2. Corrupt morallyC2formal

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

   Corrompre moralement

   • 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.

   Synonymesbefoulcontaminatecorruptdebasedegradepollutesoilsullytaintvitiate

   Antonymescleansepurifysanctify