defacement Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
noun the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
disfiguration; disfigurement.
- the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion
- he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape
WordNet
De*face"ment noun
Definitions
-
The act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced; injury to the surface or exterior; obliteration. -
That which mars or disfigures. Bacon.