blemishing

Definitions

The act of spoiling the appearance or quality of something.

The process of causing a mark, flaw, or defect that detracts from perfection.

Examples

The heavy rain was blemishing the fresh coat of paint on the garden fence.

He worried that his impulsive outburst was blemishing his reputation among his colleagues.

Synonyms

marring spoiling tarnishing defacing disfiguring scarring damaging

Antonyms

enhancing improving beautifying adorning perfecting restoring embellishing