defilement

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of defiling.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being defiled.
3. (countable, uncountable) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.

Synonyms

pollution

contamination

desecration

profanation

impurity

violation

blasphemy

befoulment

soiling

filthiness

dirtiness

dirtying

profanity

debasement

uncleanliness

uncleanness

infection

contagion

defamation

dirt

disfiguration

error

affliction

offence

rape

spoiling

traducement

sacrilegiousness

Translations

Verunreinigung

Blasphemie

Gotteslästerung

Schändung

ακαθαρσία

βεβήλωση

μόλυνση

impureté

nuisance

polluant

pollution

saleté

souillure

toilettes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/

Etymology

From defile + -ment.