defacement

Meanings

• noun

  The act of damaging or defiling a building, monument, or other structure, typically as a form of protest.

  - "The activists carried out a defacement of the statue in protest against the government's policies."
  - "The defacement of the historic building was condemned by the local community."
  - "The graffiti artist was arrested for his defacement of public property."

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Synonyms

cancellation , devaluation , disfiguration , graffiti , obliteration , vandalism

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with defacement
mutilation , frustration , creation , station

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Variants

List of all variants of defacement that leads to same result
deface , defaced , defacement , defacements , defacer , defacers , defaces , defacing

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'defacere', meaning 'to take away the face of'.

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Trivia

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1. Defacement was a common form of protest during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

2. Some famous works of art, such as Banksy's 'Girl with Balloon', have been intentionally defaced by the artist.

3. Defacement can also refer to the natural process of erosion or decay, such as the defacement of a cliff face by the sea.

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Related Concepts

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1. Vandalism: Defacement is a form of vandalism, which involves damaging or defacing property.

2. Graffiti: Defacement can refer to the act of creating graffiti on a surface, which can be considered a form of art or vandalism depending on the context.

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Culture

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Defacement has been used as a form of protest and expression in various art movements, such as graffiti and street art. It can also be found in literature, where it is used metaphorically to describe the damaging or altering of one's perception or understanding.

How to Memorize "defacement"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of damaging or defacing a structure or monument.
   - Imagine the impact of defacement on a community or historical site.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'defacement' with the idea of damaging or altering something.
   - Think of the negative impact of defacement on historical or cultural sites.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that defacement involves taking away or altering the 'face' of something.
   - Think of the word 'de-face-ment' to remember the meaning.

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