noun
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a mark that mars the appearance, as a stain, spot, scar, etc.; a mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix ; a scar.
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any flaw, defect, stigma or shortcoming; deficiency.
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sharp criticism.
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an imputation of wrongdoing; blame; stigma; a slur; condemnation; censure.
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a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, esp. as a result of moisture; rust.
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a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general level of the ground; a cloud.
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the quality or an instance of being intense or severe; intensty; severity.