rash

/ræʃ/ noun

Definition

› [C] a group of small, red spots on the skin: an itchy rash Certain foods give him a rash.

a rash of sth › a group of unpleasant events of the same type, happening at the same time: There has been a rash of burglaries in the area.

(Definition of rash noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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