noun🔗ShareAn act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something."The school principal was angry about the defacement of the new mural with graffiti. "propertyartactionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn 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."propertyartactionappearancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another."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. "nationheraldryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading