Synonyms for defacement
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Vandalism — an act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something
2. Devaluation — an act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value
3. Disfigurement
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
Some consider the defacement of the Sphinx to be the most egregious crime of Napolean's campaigns.
- n. 2
An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
The soldiers found a variety of creative uses for their payment scrip after its defacement to scrap paper; some used it as toilet paper.
- n. 3
A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
Forms
- Plural
- defacements → vandalisms, obliterations, disfigurations, devaluations…
Example sentences
- graffiti Graffiti is an art form that deserves recognition.
- vandalism Let's hope there are no more acts of vandalism.
- disfiguration The serum was responsible for the horrible disfiguration.
- cancellation Apparently there's a cancellation charge of 30 percent.
- devaluation Algeria needs to stop the dinar's devaluation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| defacement | steady | |
| graffiti | rising | |
| vandalism | steady | |
| obliteration | steady | |
| disfiguration | steady | |
| cancellation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- graffiti3
- 9 letters
- vandalism4
- 10 letters
- mutilation4
- 11 letters
- devaluation5, cancelation
- 12 letters
- cancellation4, obliteration5
- 13 letters
- disfigurement4, disfiguration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (graffiti3 = 3 syllables).