Dictionary / Vocabulary / 汚名
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bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour
common word
彼らは彼に嘘つきの汚名を着せた。
They branded him as a liar.
彼は汚名をそそいだ。
He vindicated his honor.
フランクは悪い少年という評判だったが、成長するにつれてその汚名をそそいだ。
Frank had a reputation as a bad boy but he lived it down as he grew up.