vandalism
Meanings
Plural: vandalisms
Noun
- willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
- Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French vandalisme, first used by Henri Grégoire to decry the pillage and destruction of art in the course of the French Revolution, in reference to the East Germanic tribe of the Vandals, which looted Rome in 455. By surface analysis, vandal + -ism.
Synonyms
hooliganism, malicious mischief, vandalization
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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