to discredit / to defame / to smear sb's name / to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc) / to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage) / to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
to blacken / (slang) to undergo a transformation to a malevolent personality (often, precipitated by intense psychological stress)
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