marring

Variant of mar

mar definition

mar (mär)

transitive verb marred, marring mar′·ring

to injure or damage so as to make imperfect, less attractive, etc.; spoil; impair; disfigure

Etymology: ME marren < OE mierran, to hinder, spoil, akin to Goth marzjan, to offend < IE base *mer-, to disturb, anger > Sans mŕṣyate, (he) forgets, neglects

noun

Rare something that mars; an injury or blemish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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