Defilement
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Defilement is a noun meaning The act of defiling.
Meaning
The act of defiling.
More Meanings
- The state of being defiled.
- (military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
Example Sentences
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.
Time has taken a terrible revenge upon mankind for his despoliation of the valleys and his defilement of the mountains, yet the industries and the railways of South Wales still put the bravest front upon an outlook which all may hope is becoming less saddening and less grim.
Word Forms
- defilements
Synonyms for defilement
Depending on context, synonyms include debasement, perversion, pollution, adulteration, contamination, defedation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include befoulment, pollution, conspurcation, corruption, degradation, humiliation.
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