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  • nail in one's coffin —  Action or event likely to impair one s reputation or success …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • libel — li·bel 1 / lī bəl/ n [Anglo French, from Latin libellus, diminutive of liber book] 1: complaint (1) used esp. in admiralty and divorce cases 2 a: a defamatory statement or representation esp. in the form of written or printed words; specif: a… …   Law dictionary

  • 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

  • injure — injurable, adj. injurer, n. /in jeuhr/, v.t., injured, injuring. 1. to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one s hand. 2. to do wrong or injustice to. 3. to wound or offend: to injure a friend s feelings. [1575 85;… …   Universalium

  • 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

  • hurt — [[t]hɜrt[/t]] v. hurt, hurt•ing, n. adj. 1) pat to cause bodily injury to; injure 2) pat to cause bodily pain to or in: The old wound still hurts him[/ex] 3) to damage or impair (a material object) by rough use, improper care, etc.: Stains can t… …   From formal English to slang

  • compromise — [käm′prə mīz΄] n. [ME & OFr compromis < LL compromissum, a compromise, mutual promise < L compromissus, pp. of compromittere, to make a mutual promise to abide by an arbiter s decision < com , together + promittere, to PROMISE] 1. a… …   English World dictionary

  • hurt — hurtable, adj. hurter, n. /herrt/, v., hurt, hurting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident. 2. to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him. 3. to damage or decrease the efficiency of… …   Universalium

  • damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …   Law dictionary

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