Definitions for vandalismˈvæn dlˌɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
van•dal•ismˈvæn dlˌɪz əm(n.)
deliberate destruction or damage of private or public property.
the conduct or spirit characteristic of the Vandals.
Origin of vandalism:
< F vandalisme (1793)
van`dal•is′tic(adj.)
van′dal•ish(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief(noun)
willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vandalism(noun)ˈvæn dlˌɪz əm
the crime of damaging sb else's property
acts of vandalism in public parks
Wiktionary
vandalism(Noun)
Willful damage or destruction of any property with no other purpose than damage or destruction of said property.
As we turned down the street I was appalled by the vandalism; spray-paint and smashed windows that were everywhere.
Origin: After the East Germanic tribe of the Vandals, which looted Rome in 455.
Webster Dictionary
Vandalism(noun)
the spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments
Translations for vandalism
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vandalismeAfrikaans

- تَخْريبيَّه، تَدْميريَّهArabic

- вандалщинаBulgarian

- vandalismoPortuguese (BR)

- vandalstvíCzech

- der VandalismusGerman

- vandalismeDanish

- βανδαλισμόςGreek

- vandalismoSpanish

- vandalismEstonian

- ویرانگریFarsi

- ilkivaltaFinnish

- vandalismeFrench

- הֶרֶס לִשמוֹ, וַנדָלִיזםHebrew

- बर्बरताHindi

- vandalizamCroatian

- vandalizmusHungarian

- vandalismeIndonesian

- vandalismi, skemmdarverkIcelandic

- vandalismoItalian

- 公共物破壊Japanese

- 공공 건물이나 재산의 파괴Korean

- vandalizmasLithuanian

- vandalismsLatvian

- laku musnahMalay

- vernielzuchtDutch

- hærverk, vandalismeNorwegian

- wandalizmPolish

- vandalismoPortuguese

- vandalismRomanian

- вандализмRussian

- vandalstvoSlovak

- vandalizemSlovenian

- vandalizamSerbian

- vandaliseringSwedish

- การทำลายทรัพย์สินโดยเฉพาะของรัฐอย่างไร้เหตุผลThai

- yıkıcılıkTurkish

- 惡意破壞公物Chinese (Trad.)

- вандалізмUkrainian

- غنڈي گردي، تخريب کاريUrdu

- hành động cố ý phá hoạiVietnamese

- 故意破坏公物的行为Chinese (Simp.)

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