"black mark" meaning in All languages combined

See black mark on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-black mark.ogg [Australia] Forms: black marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black mark (plural black marks)
  1. (idiomatic) something that negatively affects someone's reputation Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-black_mark-en-noun-DDhR0N3a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for black mark meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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