defilement
18 synonyms for defilement, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of defiling something.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The act of defiling something.
“The new law also applies to acts of defilement besides burning, such as publicly ripping a flag up. Public display of the Nazi swastika and other Nazi symbols is already banned in Germany.”
2. noun
The condition of having been defiled.
