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defacement - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'defacement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Defacement [ n.]
- The act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced; injury to the surface or exterior; obliteration.
- That which mars or disfigures.

Meaning of 'defacement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . defacement [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
Example in sentence:
  • he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape;
  • the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion

Nearby Words:

deface defaced defacer defacing defail defailance defailure defalcate defalcated defalcating

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