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defacing

/dɪˈfeɪsɪŋ(ɡ)/

Meanings
verb
To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.

Examples :

"After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since."
property art building action

Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

To apply paint to.

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Illustration required

required verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher required the students to bring their textbooks to class every day. "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration conspicuous

conspicuous adjective

/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

Obvious or easy to notice.

"He was conspicuous by his absence."

Illustration scrawling

scrawling verb

/ˈskrɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈskrɑːlɪŋ/

To write something hastily or illegibly.

"She was scrawling a quick note to her mom before running out the door to school, so it was hard to read what it said. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration graffiti

graffiti noun

/ɡɹəˈfiːti/ /ɡɹəˈfiti/

Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.

"The school hallways were covered in graffiti. "

Illustration defacement

defacement noun

/dɪˈfeɪsmənt/

An 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. "

Illustration attraction

attraction noun

/əˈtɹækʃən/

The tendency to attract.

"The attraction of a good teacher to their students is often strong. "

Illustration vandalize

vandalize verb

/ˈvændəlaɪz/

To needlessly destroy or deface other people’s property or public property; to commit vandalism.

"Someone used spray paint to vandalize the school wall. "

Illustration cleaning

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"

Illustration national

national noun

/ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/

A subject of a nation.

"The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty."