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Vandalism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Vandalism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

"The neighborhood association raised funds to repair the broken window, which was a clear act of vandalism left by teenagers who had smashed it out of spite."

2

Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

"The local community rallied together to clean up the extensive vandalism that had turned the historic library's front wall into a chaotic canvas of spray paint and scribbles."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mischief destruction
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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