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    mar
    [mär]
    verb
    marred (past tense) · marred (past participle)
    1. impair the appearance of; disfigure:
      "no wrinkles marred her face"
      • impair the quality of; spoil:
        "violence marred a number of New Year celebrations"
    Origin
    Old English merran ‘hinder, damage’, of Germanic origin; probably related to Dutch marren ‘loiter’.
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    verb
    1. impair the appearance of; disfigure:
      spoil
      ruin
      impair
      disfigure
      flaw
      blemish
      scar
      mutilate
      deface
      deform
      upset
      damage
      wreck
      harm
      hurt
      blight
      taint
      tarnish
      sully
      stain
      pollute
      vitiate
      foul up
      detract from
      Opposite:
      improve
      enhance
       
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      What does it mean if a football game is marred?
      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.”

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      What does marred mean?
      These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. MARRED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of mar formal 2. past simple and past participle of mar formal.

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      What does merred mean?
      From Middle English marred, merred (“troubled, distressed, vexed, bewildered”), from Old English *mierred, ġemyrred (“disturbed, troubled”), past participle of Old English mierran, ġemyrran (“to hinder, obstruct, force, trouble, err”), equivalent to mar + -ed. marred (comparative more marred, superlative most marred)

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      Where did the word marred come from?
      The earliest known use of the adjective marred is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for marred is from before 1375, in William of Palerne. marred is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mar v., ‑ed suffix1.

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      What does Mar mean?
      mar (mär), v.t., marred, mar•ring. impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather. to disfigure, deface, or scar: The scratch marred the table. 1, 2. See corresponding entry in Unabridged flaw, injure; blot. Mar, deface, disfigure, deform agree in applying to some form of injury.

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      What is the past tense of Mar?
      Simple past tense and past participle of mar. (Northern England) Of a child, to be spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged. There were at least three different footprints but they were marred and nearly indistinguishable. Violent scars marred her torso and arms.

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      Marred means to spoil or damage something, especially in a way that is noticeable or obvious. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as protests, vacations, sports, elections and more, with examples and synonyms.

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