WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈblack ˈmark, n. [countable]
  1. an indication of failure or a record of having done something wrong.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
black′ mark′, 
  1. an indication of failure or censure:His chronic lateness is a black mark against him.
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
black mark
  1. an indication of disapproval, failure, etc
'black mark' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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