All 4 Uses of
taint
in
Girl Interrupted
- In the world's terms, though, all of us were tainted.
*tainted = spoiled (so as to be undesirable)
- This explains why a general taint is useful.†
- But these words taint everything.†
- The fact that I was locked up taints everything.†
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