His reputation was tarnished, the job he loved was taken away.
The Sun (2015)
The irresponsible behaviour of the few can no longer be allowed to tarnish the reputation and the contribution of the many.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This was a scandal that didn't merely tarnish the reputation of the ruling class: it undermined the very foundations of the republic.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Seeruin a reputation
Definition of 'tarnish'
tarnish
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verb
If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.