Defacement
Defacement noun - Deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property.
Usage example: the defacement of the school's property ended up costing hundreds of dollars
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Desecration and defacement are semantically related In some cases you can use "Desecration" instead a noun "Defacement".
Desecration
Desecration noun - An act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things.
Defacement and desecration are semantically related in vandalism topic. You can use "Defacement" instead a noun "Desecration".
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- destruction and defacement
- destruction and desecration
- ruin and defacement
- ruin and desecration
- violation and defacement
- violation and desecration
- injury and defacement
- injury and desecration
- waste and defacement
- waste and desecration
- damage and defacement
- damage and desecration
- harm and defacement
- harm and desecration
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Desecration and Defacement. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defacement/desecration
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