desecrateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdes.ɪ.kreɪt/us/ˈdes.ə.kreɪt/to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected:
The mosque/shrine was desecrated by vandals.
It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- harm
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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desecration
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdes.ɪˈkreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdes.əˈkreɪ.ʃən/
People were horrified at the desecration of the cemetery.