mar
verb
[ mɑː ]
• impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.
• "violence marred a number of New Year celebrations"
Similar:
spoil,
ruin,
impair,
disfigure,
detract from,
flaw,
blemish,
scar,
mutilate,
deface,
deform,
upset,
damage,
wreck,
harm,
hurt,
blight,
taint,
tarnish,
sully,
stain,
pollute,
vitiate,
foul up,
Origin:
Old English merran ‘hinder, damage’, of Germanic origin; probably related to Dutch marren ‘loiter’.
Mar.
abbreviation
• March.
