Meaning & use
Mars
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Damages, spoils, or disfigures the appearance or quality of something.
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A single scratch mars the otherwise flawless finish of the table.
Nothing mars her enjoyment of a good book like a noisy room.
A note on using this word
The third-person singular form of the verb 'mar'; not to be confused with the planet Mars, which is a proper noun.
Words with a similar meaning
spoilsruinsdisfigures
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Words with an opposite meaning
enhancesimproves
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