vandalism
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vandalism
- /ˈvændəlɪzm̩/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun vandalisms
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Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.
As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism: spray paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.
Similar: vandalization
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: malicious mischief, hooliganism, destruction, undermining, devastation, damage, subversion, sabotage, hacking, looting, robbery, breach, rampage, sabotaging, vandalization, vandalisation
Translations
Every language
noun needless damage or destruction of property
| Español | vandalismo, gamberrada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 반달리즘 bandallijeum |
| 日本語 | 荒らし arashi, ヴァンダリズム vandarizumu |
| 中文 | 蓄意破壞 /蓄意破坏 xùyì pòhuài |
| Português | vandalismo |
| Français | vandalisme |
| Deutsch | Vandalismus |
| Italiano | vandalismo |
| Ελληνικά | βανδαλισμός vandalismós |
| Română | vandalism |
| Русский | вандали́зм vandalízm |
| Tiếng Việt | phá hoại |
| العربية | تَخْرِيب taḵrīb |
| עברית | ונדליזם |
Talk about this word "vandalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vandalism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vandalism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vandalism "vandalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vandalism.Cite this
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title = {vandalism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vandalism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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