deface

• Verb, das beschreibt, wie die Oberfläche oder das Aussehen von etwas beschädigt oder verunstaltet wird, oft durch Beschreiben oder Bemalen.

A verb used to indicate the act of spoiling or damaging the surface or appearance of something, often by writing or drawing on it.

1. Spoil the appearanceB2formal

   To deliberately damage or spoil the surface or appearance of something, especially by writing or drawing on it.

   Das Aussehen verunstalten

   • Vandals defaced the monument with spray paint.
   • Someone defaced the library book by scribbling in the margins.
   • It is illegal to deface public property.

   Synonymeblemishdisfiguremarmutilatescarspoil

   Antonymeadornbeautifydecorateembellishornament