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defiled

[/dɪˈfaɪld/]
verb (past tense/past participle) / adjective
profanado, contaminado, maculado
1. Made unclean or impure; polluted or contaminated
The water was defiled by industrial waste.
A água foi contaminada por resíduos industriais.
2. Violated or desecrated something sacred or respected
The sacred temple was defiled by vandals.
O templo sagrado foi profanado por vândalos.
3. Spoiled the purity or dignity of something or someone
His reputation was defiled by the scandal.
Sua reputação foi maculada pelo escândalo.
Synonyms
pollutedcontaminateddesecratedtaintedsoiledcorrupted
Antonyms
purifiedcleansedsanctifiedconsecratedundefiled

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
profanado, contaminado, manchado
Most common usage in Brazil
Portugal
profanado, conspurcado, maculado
European Portuguese may use conspurcado for stronger emphasis
São Paulo
contaminado, manchado
More technical/formal usage
Rio de Janeiro
profanado, sujo
More colloquial usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

defiled by association
defiled and desecrated
defiled in the eyes of
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