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- DictionaryMars/märz/
- 1. a small reddish planet which is the fourth in order from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye.
- 2. the god of war and the most important Roman god after Jupiter. The month of March is named after him.
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marred; marring. Synonyms of mar. transitive verb. 1. : to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil. whose life has been marred by problems with drugs William Plummer. their relations were marred by disgraceful conflicts L. W. Beck. the race was marred by a 23-car pileup Mike Harris. 2.
Marred definition: damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; made less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.. See examples of MARRED used in a sentence.
(Definition of marred from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of marred. marred. The book is unfortunately marred by technical and editing problems-repetition, grammatical slips, stylistically cumbersome passages, and weak internal organization of some chapters.
If something is marred, it’s damaged due to a flaw. If the big football game on Sunday ends with a fight among fans of the opposing teams, commentators will say that the game was marred by violence. The word marred can be traced back to the Old English word merran, meaning “to waste or spoil.”
Define marred. marred synonyms, marred pronunciation, marred translation, English dictionary definition of marred. tr.v. marred , mar·ring , mars 1. To inflict damage, especially disfiguring damage, on. 2. To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil. n.
From Foreign Policy. But the conflict among candidates marred the weekend. From Los Angeles Times. Whether a company or an individual, we are marred either by our connections to the specific crimes and injuries of our fathers and their fathers. From Huffington Post.
I left the duty room feeling annoyed that what had promised to be another pleasant day was already marred.
to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable: Sadly, the text is marred by careless errors. It was a really nice day, marred only by a little argument in the car on the way home. I hope the fact that Louise isn't coming won't mar your enjoyment of the evening. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Damaging and spoiling.
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Marred definition: (Northern England) Of a child , to be spoilt , cosseted , overly indulged. .
