noun Download 🔗Share An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something. Examples : "The school principal was angry about the defacement of the new mural with graffiti. " property art action appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value. Examples : "The soldiers found a variety of creative uses for their payment scrip after its defacement to scrap paper; some used it as toilet paper." property art action appearance value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another. Examples : "The addition of a small maple leaf to the Canadian Red Ensign was a common form of defacement to distinguish it from the British Red Ensign before the official Canadian flag was adopted. " nation heraldry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading