Synonyms for defacement


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-feys
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfeɪs


Définition of defacement

Origin :
  • 1560s, from deface + -ment.
  • noun mutilation
Example sentences :
  • One of the islanders might chance to observe the defacement of the tomb.
  • Extract from : « Tongues of Conscience » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • They are never disfigured with vile language or other defacement.
  • Extract from : « Farm Boys and Girls » by William Arch McKeever
  • It was its extreme hardness that saved it from destruction and defacement.
  • Extract from : « Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland » by T. O. Russell
  • Val knew it in a moment, in spite of its marks of defacement.
  • Extract from : « Elster's Folly » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The idea that the chiefs who erected these monuments were the authors of their defacement is too absurd for serious consideration.
  • Extract from : « The Ancient Cities of the New World » by Dsir Charnay
  • About eight o'clock the sedan was brought home empty, and without a sign of defacement inside or out.
  • Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume II » by Lew. Wallace
  • The Journal had been calling the attention of its readers to the defacement of the landscape by billboard advertisers.
  • Extract from : « The Americanization of Edward Bok » by Edward William Bok
  • In England, the purpose of the defacement marks is primarily to prevent the stamp being used again.
  • Extract from : « Her Majesty's Mails » by William Lewins
  • By the following simple method this can be done without any injury or defacement of the ivory.
  • Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie
  • Pictures of generals or royalties are especially liable to defacement with opprobrious epithets.
  • Extract from : « A Librarian's Open Shelf » by Arthur E. Bostwick

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