DEFACING
Definition
DEFACING is the present participle of DEFACE.
verb DEFACE: mar or spoil the appearance of.
Examples
- “After the painting was defaced a decade ago, it went viral and has been a tourist attraction ever since.”
- “He defaced the I.O.U. notes by scrawling "void" over them.”
- “You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state coat of arms placed in the middle of the cross.”