Related Words:
- absolute indication,
- allegiance,
- arraignability,
- arraignableness,
- aspersion,
- assigned task,
- attaint,
- badge of infamy,
- bar sinister,
- baton,
- bend sinister,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blameworthiness,
- bloody hands,
- blot,
- blur,
- bounden duty,
- brand,
- broad arrow,
- burden,
- burden of proof,
- burthen,
- business,
- call of duty,
- cargo,
- censurability,
- censurableness,
- censure,
- champain,
- charge,
- chargeability,
- commitment,
- complicity,
- conclusive evidence,
- criminality,
- cross,
- culpability,
- cumbrance,
- damning evidence,
- deadweight,
- dedication,
- deference,
- demonstration,
- determination,
- devoir,
- devotion,
- difficulty,
- dirty hands,
- disadvantage,
- disparagement,
- duties and responsibilities,
- duty,
- embarrassment,
- encumbrance,
- establishment,
- ethics,
- fault,
- fealty,
- freight,
- guilt,
- guiltiness,
- guilty conscience,
- hamper,
- handicap,
- homage,
- impeachability,
- impeachableness,
- impediment,
- impedimenta,
- imperative,
- implication,
- imposition,
- imputation,
- incontrovertible evidence,
- inconvenience,
- inculpation,
- indictability,
- indictableness,
- indisputable evidence,
- involvement,
- ironclad proof,
- line of duty,
- load,
- loyalty,
- lumber,
- mark of Cain,
- millstone,
- mission,
- must,
- obligation,
- odium,
- onus probandi,
- ought,
- pack,
- peccancy,
- penalty,
- pillorying,
- place,
- point champain,
- proof,
- red-handedness,
- reflection,
- reprehensibility,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- reproachableness,
- reprovability,
- reprovableness,
- respect,
- self-imposed duty,
- settlement,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smudge,
- smutch,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- sure sign,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- task,
- tax,
- trouble,
- unmistakable sign,
- weight,
- white elephant
- blur
collapse - a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
- become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
- make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"
- to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" related words >
- aspersion,
- attaint,
- badge of infamy,
- bar sinister,
- baton,
- becloud,
- bedaub,
- bedim,
- befog,
- bend sinister,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- bestain,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blacken,
- blear,
- bleariness,
- bloodstain,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blur distinctions,
- blurriness,
- brand,
- broad arrow,
- censure,
- champain,
- cloud,
- cloudiness,
- conceal,
- confound,
- confuse,
- dab,
- darken,
- darkness,
- daub,
- defocus,
- deform,
- dim,
- dimness,
- dirty,
- discolor,
- disorder,
- disparagement,
- distort,
- efface,
- eyesore,
- faintness,
- feebleness,
- film,
- filminess,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flyspeck,
- fog,
- fog up,
- fogginess,
- fuzz,
- fuzziness,
- half-visibility,
- haze,
- haziness,
- hide,
- imputation,
- indefiniteness,
- indistinctness,
- indistinguishability,
- jumble,
- jumble together,
- lose resolution,
- low profile,
- macula,
- maculation,
- macule,
- mark,
- mark of Cain,
- mask,
- mess up,
- mist,
- mistiness,
- mix,
- muddle,
- muddy,
- obfuscate,
- obscure,
- obscurity,
- odium,
- onus,
- overlook distinctions,
- pale,
- paleness,
- patch,
- pillorying,
- point champain,
- reflection,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- scorch,
- sear,
- semivisibility,
- shadowiness,
- singe,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soft focus,
- soften,
- soil,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- stigmatize,
- taint,
- tar,
- tarnish,
- tumble,
- uncertainty,
- unclearness,
- unform,
- unplainness,
- unshape,
- vague appearance,
- vagueness,
- veil,
- weaken,
- weakness
- stricture
collapse
- severe criticism related words >
- abbreviation,
- adverse criticism,
- anathema,
- animadversion,
- arraignment,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- aspersion,
- astriction,
- astringency,
- bad notices,
- bad press,
- blame,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- bottleneck,
- captiousness,
- carping,
- castigation,
- cavil,
- caviling,
- censoriousness,
- censure,
- cervix,
- check,
- circumscription,
- clogging,
- closing up,
- closure,
- coarctation,
- compactedness,
- compaction,
- compression,
- compressure,
- concentration,
- condemnation,
- condensation,
- consolidation,
- constraint,
- constriction,
- constringency,
- contraction,
- contracture,
- cramp,
- criticism,
- curtailment,
- damnation,
- decrease,
- decrial,
- delay,
- denouncement,
- denunciation,
- detainment,
- detention,
- deterrent,
- diminuendo,
- exception,
- excoriation,
- faultfinding,
- fixation,
- flak,
- flaying,
- foot-dragging,
- fulmination,
- fustigation,
- hairsplitting,
- hampering,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- hit,
- holdback,
- holdup,
- home thrust,
- hostile criticism,
- hourglass,
- hourglass figure,
- hypercriticalness,
- hypercriticism,
- impeachment,
- impediment,
- imputation,
- indictment,
- inhibition,
- interdiction,
- interference,
- interruption,
- isthmus,
- knitting,
- knock,
- let,
- nagging,
- narrow place,
- narrowing,
- neck,
- negativism,
- niggle,
- niggling,
- nit,
- nit-picking,
- nuisance value,
- obloquy,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- opposition,
- overcriticalness,
- pestering,
- pettifogging,
- pillorying,
- priggishness,
- puckering,
- pursing,
- quibble,
- quibbling,
- rap,
- reduction,
- reflection,
- reprehension,
- repression,
- reproachfulness,
- reprobation,
- resistance,
- restraint,
- restriction,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- setback,
- shortening,
- skinning alive,
- slam,
- solidification,
- squeeze,
- stranglehold,
- stranglement,
- strangulation,
- striction,
- suppression,
- swipe,
- systole,
- taking exception,
- taper,
- tapering,
- trichoschistism,
- wasp waist,
- wrinkling
- accusal,
- accusation,
- accusing,
- allegation,
- allegement,
- arraignment,
- bale,
- bill of particulars,
- blackmail,
- blame,
- bother,
- bringing of charges,
- bringing to book,
- burden,
- burdening,
- burdensome,
- burthen,
- call,
- call for,
- cargo,
- charge,
- charging,
- claim,
- clamant,
- clamorous,
- complaint,
- contribution,
- count,
- crying,
- cumber,
- cumbrance,
- deadweight,
- delation,
- demand,
- demand for,
- demanding,
- denouncement,
- denunciation,
- draft,
- drag,
- drain,
- draining,
- duty,
- encumbrance,
- exacting,
- exaction,
- exigent,
- exorbitant,
- extortion,
- extortionate,
- extortionate demand,
- freight,
- freighting,
- grasping,
- grievous,
- handicap,
- haul,
- heave,
- heavy demand,
- impeachment,
- implication,
- importunate,
- imposing an onus,
- imposition,
- impost,
- imputation,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconvenience,
- incubus,
- incumbency,
- indent,
- indictment,
- infliction,
- information,
- innuendo,
- insinuation,
- insistent,
- insistent demand,
- instant,
- lading,
- lawsuit,
- laying of charges,
- laying on,
- levy,
- load,
- loading,
- loading down,
- loud,
- millstone,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notice,
- obtrusiveness,
- oppression,
- oppressive,
- order,
- overexertion,
- overextension,
- overload,
- overstrain,
- overstress,
- overtaxing,
- overweighting,
- persistent,
- pertinacious,
- plaint,
- pressing,
- pressure,
- presumptuousness,
- prosecution,
- pull,
- rack,
- reproach,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- rush,
- rush order,
- saddling,
- strain,
- straining,
- stress,
- stress and strain,
- stressfulness,
- stretch,
- suit,
- superincumbency,
- surcharge,
- tasking,
- tax,
- tedious,
- tension,
- tough,
- tribute,
- trouble,
- troublesome,
- true bill,
- trying,
- tug,
- ultimatum,
- unspoken accusation,
- unwarranted demand,
- urgent,
- veiled accusation,
- warning,
- wearing,
- weighting,
- weighty
- tarnish
collapse
- discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" related words >
- achromatize,
- asperse,
- aspersion,
- attaint,
- badge of infamy,
- bar sinister,
- baton,
- bedaub,
- befoul,
- begrime,
- benasty,
- bend sinister,
- besmear,
- besmirch,
- besmoke,
- besoil,
- bespatter,
- bestain,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blacken,
- blanch,
- bleach,
- blemish,
- bloodstain,
- blot,
- blotch,
- blow upon,
- blur,
- brand,
- broad arrow,
- call names,
- calumniate,
- censure,
- champain,
- contaminate,
- corrupt,
- dab,
- damage,
- darken,
- daub,
- debase,
- decolor,
- decolorize,
- defame,
- defile,
- degrade,
- denigrate,
- dim,
- dirty,
- disapprove,
- discolor,
- disgrace,
- dishonor,
- disparage,
- disparagement,
- drain,
- drain of color,
- dull,
- embarrass,
- engage in personalities,
- etiolate,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- eyesore,
- fade,
- fleck,
- flick,
- flyspeck,
- foul,
- fume,
- gibbet,
- grime,
- hang in effigy,
- harm,
- heap dirt upon,
- hurt,
- impair,
- imputation,
- infect,
- injure,
- macula,
- maculation,
- macule,
- mar,
- mark,
- mark of Cain,
- mess,
- mess up,
- muckrake,
- muddy,
- nasty,
- onus,
- pale,
- patch,
- peroxide,
- pillory,
- pillorying,
- point champain,
- pollute,
- prejudice,
- reflection,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- revile,
- ruin,
- scorch,
- sear,
- singe,
- slander,
- slubber,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smoke,
- smooch,
- smouch,
- smudge,
- smut,
- smutch,
- soil,
- spatter,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splash,
- splatter,
- splotch,
- spoil,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- stigmatize,
- sully,
- taint,
- tar,
- throw mud at,
- tone down,
- vilify,
- vitiate,
- wash out,
- whiten
- blame
collapse
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
- attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
- put or pin the blame on
- harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother" related words >
- account for,
- accountability,
- accounting for,
- accredit with,
- accrete to,
- accusal,
- accusation,
- accuse,
- accusing,
- acknowledge,
- allegation,
- allegement,
- anathema,
- anathematize,
- anathemize,
- animadvert on,
- answerability,
- application,
- apply to,
- arraign,
- arraignment,
- arrogation,
- ascribe to,
- ascription,
- assign to,
- assignation,
- assignment,
- attach to,
- attachment,
- attribute to,
- attribution,
- bill of particulars,
- blame for,
- blame on,
- bring home to,
- bringing of charges,
- bringing to book,
- call to account,
- cast blame upon,
- cast reflection upon,
- castigation,
- censure,
- charge,
- charge on,
- charge to,
- complain against,
- complaint,
- condemn,
- condemnation,
- confess,
- connect with,
- connection with,
- count,
- credit,
- credit with,
- criticism,
- criticize,
- cry down,
- cry out against,
- cry out on,
- cry shame upon,
- culpability,
- damn,
- damnation,
- decrial,
- decry,
- delation,
- denounce,
- denouncement,
- denunciate,
- denunciation,
- derivation from,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- etiology,
- excoriation,
- fasten upon,
- father upon,
- fault,
- fix on,
- fix upon,
- flaying,
- fulminate against,
- fulmination,
- fustigation,
- guilt,
- hang on,
- hold against,
- honor,
- impeach,
- impeachment,
- implication,
- impugn,
- imputation,
- impute,
- impute to,
- incriminate,
- indict,
- indictment,
- information,
- innuendo,
- insinuation,
- inveigh against,
- knock,
- lawsuit,
- lay to,
- laying of charges,
- liability,
- objurgation,
- onus,
- palaetiology,
- pillorying,
- pin on,
- pinpoint,
- place upon,
- placement,
- plaint,
- point to,
- prosecution,
- rap,
- rebuke,
- recriminate,
- recrimination,
- refer to,
- reference to,
- reflect upon,
- reprehend,
- reprehension,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- reprobate,
- reprobation,
- reproof,
- reprove,
- responsibility,
- saddle on,
- saddle with,
- saddling,
- scold,
- set down to,
- settle upon,
- shake up,
- skin,
- skinning alive,
- stricture,
- suit,
- taxing,
- true bill,
- unspoken accusation,
- veiled accusation
- bar sinister
collapse
- a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left related words >
- achievement,
- alerion,
- animal charge,
- annulet,
- argent,
- armorial bearings,
- armory,
- arms,
- aspersion,
- attaint,
- azure,
- badge of infamy,
- bandeau,
- bantling,
- bar,
- bastard,
- bastard child,
- bastardism,
- bastardy,
- baton,
- bearings,
- bend,
- bend sinister,
- billet,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blazon,
- blazonry,
- blot,
- blur,
- bordure,
- brand,
- broad arrow,
- by-blow,
- cadency mark,
- canton,
- censure,
- champain,
- chaplet,
- charge,
- chevron,
- chief,
- coat of arms,
- cockatrice,
- coronet,
- crescent,
- crest,
- cross,
- cross moline,
- crown,
- device,
- difference,
- differencing,
- disparagement,
- eagle,
- ermine,
- ermines,
- erminites,
- erminois,
- escutcheon,
- falcon,
- fess,
- fess point,
- field,
- file,
- flanch,
- fleur-de-lis,
- fret,
- fur,
- fusil,
- garland,
- griffin,
- gules,
- gyron,
- hatchment,
- helmet,
- heraldic device,
- honor point,
- illegitimacy,
- illegitimate,
- illegitimate child,
- illegitimateness,
- impalement,
- impaling,
- imputation,
- inescutcheon,
- label,
- lion,
- love child,
- lozenge,
- mantling,
- mark of Cain,
- marshaling,
- martlet,
- mascle,
- metal,
- motto,
- mullet,
- nombril point,
- octofoil,
- odium,
- onus,
- or,
- ordinary,
- orle,
- pale,
- paly,
- pean,
- pheon,
- pillorying,
- point champain,
- purpure,
- quarter,
- quartering,
- reflection,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- rose,
- sable,
- saltire,
- scutcheon,
- shield,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smudge,
- smutch,
- spot,
- spread eagle,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- subordinary,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- tenne,
- tincture,
- torse,
- tressure,
- unicorn,
- vair,
- vert,
- wreath,
- yale
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