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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of blackwash form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Covered in the color black. not-comparable

   "My cell had blackwashed walls, and I spent the next year in almost total darkness."

2. 2
   Having been villainized through a blackwashing campaign not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

assassinationbesmirchblack lotionblackenblackoutblackout

Antonyms

All antonyms

whitewashed

Example

More examples

"My cell had blackwashed walls, and I spent the next year in almost total darkness."

Etymology

From blackwash + -ed.

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