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black eye
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun black eye has 3 senses
- black eye(n = noun.state) mouse, shiner - a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye; Array is a kind of bruise, contusion
- black eye(n = noun.state) Array - a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye" is a kind of reputation, repute
- black eye(n = noun.event) blow, reversal, reverse, setback - an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating; Array is a kind of happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
has particulars: whammy
THESAURUS
black eye
aspersion, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bend sinister, black mark, black-and-blue mark, blot, blur, brand, broad arrow, bruise, censure, champain, contusion, disparagement, ecchymosis, imputation, mark of Cain, mouse, odium, onus, pillorying, point champain, reflection, reprimand, reproach, shiner, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, spot, stain, stigma, stigmatism, stigmatization, taint, tarnish
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