Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defacement

/dɪˈfeɪsmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
de-face-ment
IPA
/dɪˈfeɪsmənt/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of voiding or devaluing; nullification of the face value.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A symbol added to a flag or coat of arms to change it or make it different from another.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English deface Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English defacement From deface + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

defacements (plural)

Synonyms

disfiguration graffiti obliteration vandalism cancellation devaluation disfigurement mutilation

Rhymes With

replacement basement placement displacement debasement abasement underreplacement

Questions

How do you pronounce defacement?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfeɪsmənt/.
What does defacement mean?
An act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.
Where does defacement come from?
Etymology tree English deface Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English defacement From deface + -ment.

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