"black mark" meaning in English

See black mark in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-black mark.ogg 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-sabOKnD3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"It taints your CV as people look at it and see what's gone on and it does put a bit of a black mark against you,\" says the man who, in 2006, was head hunted by Preston only for his tenure to be brought to a halt 17 months later.",
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        "Something that negatively affects someone's reputation."
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        "(idiomatic) Something that negatively affects someone's reputation."
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