Deface
/dɪˈfeɪs/
EN
To mar or spoil the surface or appearance of something, often intentionally
Vandals defaced the park statue with spray paint.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English defacen, borrowed from Old French desfacier, meaning "to destroy the face of", from des- (negative) + face (face). The word entered English around the 14th century.
Translations
简体中文
损坏外观,丑化,污损
繁體中文
損壞外觀,醜化,污損
日本語
表面を傷つける,外観を損なう,落書きする
한국어
외관을 훼손하다,낙서하다
Deutsch
beschädigen,verunstalten,entstellen
Español
desfigurar,dañar,manchar
Português
desfigurar,danificar,manchar
Français
défigurer,abîmer,dégrader
Català
desfigurar,danyar
Tiếng Việt
làm hỏng bề mặt,vẽ bậy
Collocations
deface propertydeface a monumentdeface a walldeface currency
Synonyms
disfigurevandalizemutilatespoilmar
Antonyms
beautifyenhanceimproverestore
Related Words
vandalismgraffitidamagedefacement