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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  black eye
       n 1: a bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: shiner]
       2: a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a
          black eye"
       3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something
          that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal,
           setback, blow]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  black eye
     n.
     1 An eye which has been bruised showing noticeable hematoma,
  especially after receiving a blow.
     2 (lb en figurative) A defeat.
     3 (lb en figurative) damage to a reputation.
     4 (lb en dated) An eye having a dark iris, regarded as a point of
  beauty.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  black eye
     n.
     1 An eye which has been bruised showing noticeable hematoma,
  especially after receiving a blow.
     2 (lb en figurative) A defeat.
     3 (lb en figurative) damage to a reputation.
     4 (lb en dated) An eye having a dark iris, regarded as a point of
  beauty.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  black eye
     n.
     1 An eye which has been bruised showing noticeable hematoma,
  especially after receiving a blow.
     2 (lb en figurative) A defeat.
     3 (lb en figurative) damage to a reputation.
     4 (lb en dated) An eye having a dark iris, regarded as a point of
  beauty.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  black eye
     n.
     1 An eye which has been bruised showing noticeable hematoma,
  especially after receiving a blow.
     2 (lb en figurative) A defeat.
     3 (lb en figurative) damage to a reputation.
     4 (lb en dated) An eye having a dark iris, regarded as a point of
  beauty.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  black eye
     Englanti n.
     musta silmä

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/
  monokl

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/
  blaues Auge, Veilchen  [ugs.]  [med.]
        "He has a black eye."  - Er hat ein blaues Auge.
     Synonym: shiner
  
   see: eye, eyes, saucer eyed, in private, lose sight of sb., slanted eyes, ferrety eyes, liquid eyes, in full view of, hooded eyes, keep sb./sth. in mind, keep sb./sth. in sight, give sb. a reality check
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/ 
  musta silmä
  bruised eye

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/
  1. véraláfutásos szem
  2. monoklis szem
  3. monokli

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/ 
  パンダ目
  bruised eye

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/ 
  blåveis, blått øye
  bruised eye

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  black eye /blˈak ˈaɪ/ 
  blåtira, blått öga
  bruised eye

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "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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