Meaning & use
vandalism
The deliberate destruction or defacement of property belonging to someone else.
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Spray-painted slogans across the war memorial were widely condemned as vandalism.
Repeated vandalism in the park forced the city to install security cameras.
A note on using this word
Implies malicious or careless damage rather than accidental harm, and is usually a punishable offense.
Words with a similar meaning
defacementdestruction
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