Find the word definition

Crossword clues for marred

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marred

Mar \Mar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marred (m["a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Marring.] [OE. marren, merren, AS. merran, myrran (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian, OHG. marrjan, merran; cf. D. marren, meeren, to moor a ship, Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend. Cf. Moor, v.]

  1. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.

    I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks.
    --Shak.

    But mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost.
    --Dryden.

    Ire, envy, and despair Which marred all his borrowed visage.
    --Milton.

  2. To spoil; to ruin. ``It makes us, or it mars us.'' ``Striving to mend, to mar the subject.''
    --Shak.

Wiktionary
marred
  1. 1 (context obsolete English) Of a person, to be perplexed or troubled 2 (context Northern England English) Of a child, to be spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged v

  2. (en-pastmar)

WordNet
marred
  1. adj. having the surface damaged or disfigured [syn: defaced]

  2. blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: scarred]

mar
  1. v. make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate]

  2. destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" [syn: mutilate]

  3. [also: marring, marred]

marred

See mar

Usage examples of "marred".

He moved over to his woman, seeing the flush of satisfaction on her face, her body marred with moisture and their combined releases.

The pulsating red letters were the only thing that marred the clean efficiency of his office.

The beauty of this special nightfall filled Tau with peace, marred only by brilliant fireballs and the thunder of explosions nearby.

The stately decor of the basilica was briefly marred by the entrance of pilgrim throngs.