asterisk

/หˆรฆstษ™ษนษชsk/

IPA: /AE1 S T ER0 IH0 S K/

noun
  1. 1

    The symbol *.

  2. 2

    Something in the shape of or resembling the asterisk symbol.

  3. 3

    A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.

    โ€œThey came into the tournament highly ranked, but with a little bit of an asterisk as their last two wins had been unconvincing.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To mark or replace with an asterisk symbol (*); star.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asterisk