"defacement" meaning in English

See defacement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfeɪsmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-defacement.wav Forms: defacements [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsmənt Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 8 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 53 15 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 10 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 12 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 12 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 59 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 10 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 57 10 33 Disambiguation of 'act of defacing': 86 11 2 Disambiguation of 'marring, disfiguring': 66 10 24
  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): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 12 40 Disambiguation of 'nullification of face value': 1 98 1 Disambiguation of 'voiding, nullification': 9 81 10
  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): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 12 40 Topics: government, heraldry, history, hobbies, human-sciences, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics, sciences, vexillology Disambiguation of 'added symbol': 15 5 80

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