Deface
Deface verb - To deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property.
Usage example: the principal vowed to get the punks who defaced the statue in front of the school
Harm is a synonym for deface in mar topic. In some cases you can use "Harm" instead a verb "Deface".
Nearby Words: defacement, defacing
Harm
Harm verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| reputation | deface reputation | harm reputation |
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