vandalism

CEFRB2

/ˈvændəlɪzm̩/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Deliberate damage to public or private property.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Vandalism is a significant problem in this part of the city.

  • Egging is a form of vandalism.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Vandalism is on the rise.

  • As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism: spray paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.

  • Bradford once boasted two stations with overall roofs. The pair were swept away in the 1970s in an act of corporate and civic vandalism.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French vandalisme, first used by Henri Grégoire to decry the pillage and destruction of art in the course of the French Revolution, in reference to the East Germanic tribe of the Vandals, which looted Rome in 455. By surface analysis, vandal + -ism.