defacement (Meaning)
defacement (n)
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
defacement (n.)
The act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced; injury to the surface or exterior; obliteration.
That which mars or disfigures.
Synonyms & Antonyms of defacement
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- plunder
- predation
- looting
- depredation
- wrecking
- ravage
- despoiling
- ruin
- pillaging
- demolishment
- demolishing
- plundering
- desecration
- trashing
- desecrating
- ruination
- spoliation
- pillage
- ravaging
- marauding
- sabotage
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
defacement Sentence Examples
- The authorities were quick to address the defacement of public property with graffiti.
- The act of defacement on the historical monument saddened the entire community.
- Defacement of private property is considered a serious offense punishable by law.
- Efforts to prevent further defacement of the park's benches included increased surveillance.
- The artist's work was subjected to defacement by those who disagreed with its message.
- Citizens rallied together to protest against the defacement of their neighborhood with offensive posters.
- The school implemented strict measures to deter defacement of restroom walls.
- The company incurred significant costs for the repair of defacement on its storefront.
- Vandals were caught in the act of defacement and promptly arrested by the police.
- Public outcry followed the defacement of the community center's mural, prompting a community-wide cleanup effort.
FAQs About the word defacement
the act of damaging the appearance or surface of somethingThe act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced; injury to the surface or exterior; obliteratio
vandalism, vandalization, defacing,destruction, plunder, predation, looting, depredation, wrecking, ravage
preservation,protection, protection, saving, conservation, preservation, conservation, saving, salvage,salvage
The authorities were quick to address the defacement of public property with graffiti.
The act of defacement on the historical monument saddened the entire community.
Defacement of private property is considered a serious offense punishable by law.
Efforts to prevent further defacement of the park's benches included increased surveillance.
