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black mark
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black mark
(noun)
black market
(noun)
black mark
noun
plural
black marks
black mark
noun
plural
black marks
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLACK MARK
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:
something that makes something else less perfect or less appealing
The suspension was a
black mark
on her record.
His habitual tardiness was a
black mark
against him.
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