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The correct spelling is defacement.
How to pronounce defacement
noun
IPA: /dɪˈfeɪsmənt/
Say it like: Def-ase-men-t
The correct spelling is defacement. An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something. For example: "Some consider the defacement of the Sphinx to be the most egregious crime of Napolean's campaigns."
Usage Examples
“Some consider the defacement of the Sphinx to be the most egregious crime of Napolean's campaigns.”
“The soldiers found a variety of creative uses for their payment scrip after its defacement to scrap paper; some used it as toilet paper.”
Definition
noun
- 1.An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
- 2.An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.
- 3.(vexillology) A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.
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