tainted

Survivors of Pickthall's abuse read out their impact statements, in which many said their childhood had been tainted by his actions.

Mauritius is known as one of Africa's most stable democracies but this election was tainted by a phone-tapping scandal with leaked recordings of public figures posted online.

There's this tenor of conversation that's leaked into the interview that has tainted the quality of coverage, or the ability to cover him.

For nearly a decade, we have been witnessing all of his bad traits worsening and degrading into a tainted, bitter sludge.

So I wasn’t confident, which probably tainted her response — she didn’t like either one.