"defacement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfeɪsmənt/ Forms: defacements [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsmənt Etymology: deface + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deface|ment}} deface + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defacement (countable and uncountable, plural defacements)
  1. An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (act of defacing): disfiguration, graffiti, obliteration, vandalism Translations (marring, disfiguring): desfiguració [feminine] (Catalan), turmeleminen (Finnish), lot [masculine] (Irish), milleadh [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-defacement-en-noun-5Jq7kc2E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 8 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 42 14 44 Disambiguation of 'act of defacing': 86 11 2 Disambiguation of 'marring, disfiguring': 68 11 21
  2. An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (nullification of face value): cancellation, devaluation Translations (voiding, nullification): devaluació [feminine] (Catalan), mitätöinti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-defacement-en-noun-JBJtcfL0 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 42 14 44 Disambiguation of 'nullification of face value': 1 98 1 Disambiguation of 'voiding, nullification': 9 80 11
  3. (heraldry, vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Heraldry Translations (added symbol): lisäys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-defacement-en-noun-XIPAkS~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 8 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 42 14 44 Topics: government, heraldry, history, hobbies, human-sciences, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics, sciences, vexillology Disambiguation of 'added symbol': 12 5 83

Inflected forms

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