All 3 Uses of
taint
in
Heart of Darkness
- A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse.†
Chpt 1 *
- There is a taint of death, a flavor of mortality in lies,—which is exactly what I hate and detest in the world—what I want to forget.†
Chpt 1
- He had the power to charm or frighten rudimentary souls into an aggravated witch-dance in his honor; he could also fill the small souls of the pilgrims with bitter misgivings: he had one devoted friend at least, and he had conquered one soul in the world that was neither rudimentary nor tainted with self-seeking.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(taint) to spoil something so it is not desirable -- as when bacteria contaminates a food; or as when a rumor makes people distrust a person