deface

🇺🇸 /dɪˈfeɪs/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈfeɪs/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to make something look worse by drawing or writing on it

Someone decided to deface the library wall with spray paint.

translation

v. to make something look worse by drawing or writing on it

Word Forms

3rd Present defaces
Past defaced
Perfect defaced
Progressive defacing

Synonyms

disfigure v. 毁容 vandalize v. 故意破坏 injure v. 使受伤, 损害（名誉） demolish v. 拆除, 推翻, 彻底击败, 狼吞虎咽 weaken v. 削弱, 使虚弱, 动摇, 变弱, 贬值 violate v. 违反, 侵犯, 亵渎, 强奸 cripple v. 严重损害, 使...跛脚 smash v. 打碎, 猛击, 冲破, 猛打, 打破纪录, 摧毁, 撞毁车辆, 扣杀 damage n. 损害, 伤害, 赔偿金 mar v. 破坏 ruin v. 彻底毁坏, 使破产 hurt v. 使疼痛, 感到疼痛, 使伤心, 感到伤心, 损害, 急需 destroy v. 摧毁, 毁掉, 扑杀

Antonyms

rectify v. 纠正 renovate v. 翻新 reconstruct v. 重建, 重现 rehabilitate v. 使康复, 恢复名誉, 修复 rebuild v. 重建, 恢复 revamp v. 翻新 mend v. 修理, 缝补, 解决, 康复, 愈合 preserve v. 保持, 保存, 保鲜, 保护 patch n. 斑块, 补丁, 眼罩, 徽章, 戒烟贴片, 小块地, 辖区, 困难时期 fix v. 修理, 确定, 安排, 固定, 定位, 准备, 整理, 操纵, 收拾, 定影, 绝育 heal v. 痊愈, 治愈, 缓解 protect v. 保护 repair v. 修理, 修复 save v. 拯救, 储蓄, 节省, 保存, 收集, 避免, 扑救, 救赎 help v. 帮助, 改善, 扶助, 招待, 擅自取用

Similar Words

defame v. 诽谤 defiance n. 公开违抗 debacle n. 惨败