DEFACEMENT Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word defacement. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEFACEMENT
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disfigurement | nounn | |||||||
noun • an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen • the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something | ||||||||
vandalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | ||||||||
damage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the occurrence of a change for the worse • loss of military equipment • the act of damaging something or someone • the amount of money needed to purchase something • any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right verb • inflict damage upon • suffer or be susceptible to damage | ||||||||
desecration | nounn | |||||||
noun • blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | ||||||||
destruction | ||||||||
noun • the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists • an event that completely destroys something • a final state | ||||||||
disfiguration | nounn | |||||||
noun • an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen • the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something | ||||||||
cancellation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement • the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void | ||||||||
devaluation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries • the reduction of something's value or worth | ||||||||
graffiti | nounn | |||||||
noun • a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls | ||||||||
mutilation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part • the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something | ||||||||
obliteration | nounn | |||||||
noun • destruction by annihilating something • the complete destruction of every trace of something |