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noun
The process of changing to a different, less attractive colour.
‘a bluish discoloration of the skin’- ‘Find a spot - a mark or discoloration - on the target line, then take dead aim at the spot.’
- ‘For instance, you may experience dryness or even mild discolouration in patches.’
- ‘Dark spots and discolorations that have not penetrated the finish may be removed with a rotten-stone and oil paste.’
- ‘She warned that sunbeds cause premature ageing of the skin resulting in loss of elasticity, sagging, wrinkling, freckling, yellowish discolouration and brown patches.’
- ‘Even in the best circumstances there is a good chance that there could be unseen spots or discolorations on the fabric that would make it dye with uneven spots.’
stain, mark, patch, soiling, streak, spot, blotch, tarnishingblemish, flaw, defect, disfigurement, bruise, contusionbirthmarkliver spot, age spotsplodge, splotchecchymosis, naevusView synonyms
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