defiled

Meanings

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
• spot, stain, or pollute
  • "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
• morally blemished; stained or impure

Synonyms

befoul, cloud, corrupt, defile, foul, maculate, stain, sully, taint, tarnish