marred
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(mär)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.
A disfiguring mark; a blemish.
[Middle English merren, from Old English mierran, merran, to impede.]
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| Adj. | 1. |  marred - blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti"blemished - marred by imperfections |
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