blemishmentn.
/ˈblɛmɪʃmənt/ Damage, injury; flaw; impairment.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun]
burstc1000
harmOE
scatheOE
teenOE
evil healc1175
waningc1175
hurt?c1225
quede?c1225
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follyc1300
grill13..
ungain13..
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eviltyc1330
wem1338
impairment1340
marring1357
unhend1377
sorrowc1380
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mischiefc1385
offencec1385
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hindering1390
noyinga1398
bresta1400
envya1400
wemminga1400
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wilc1400
blemishing1413
lesion?a1425
nocument?a1425
injuryc1430
mischieving1432
hindrance1436
detrimenta1440
ill1470
untroth1470
diversity1484
remordc1485
unhappinessc1485
grudge1491
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danger1530
dishort1535
perishment1540
wreaka1542
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impeachment1548
indemnity1556
impair1568
spoil1572
impeach1575
interestc1575
emblemishing1583
mishap1587
endamagement1593
blemishment1596
mischievance1600
damnificationa1631
oblesion1656
mishanter1754
vitiation1802
mar1876
jeel1887
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. ii. sig. B8 For dread of blame and honours blemishment . View more context for this quotation
1640–4 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 96 To the great dishonour of this Kingdom, and blemishment to the Government thereof.
1884 Law Times 1 Mar. 322/2 That a man should allege..he was not of sane memory in blemishment of himself.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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