noun

vandalism

VAN-duh-lihzm

noun

Deliberate damage or destruction of property, such as graffiti or smashed windows.

"The park benches were covered in vandalism."

How to Use Vandalism

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe deliberate wrecking or defacing of property.

Common pairings

act of vandalism victim of vandalism

vandalisms plural

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From French vandalisme, coined in 1794 to describe the destruction of art during the French Revolution, itself named after the Vandals.

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