defilement

Meaning of defilement

noun
  1. the action of defiling or the state of being defiled.
    the heinous defilement of their most sacred site
    the purification of all defilements

Information about defilement

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of defilement is: defilements.
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Hyphenation of defilement

de-file-ment

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • defilement is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

defilement synonyms

Meaning befoulment:

befoulment, pollution

Meaning the condition or process of degrading or being degraded:

degradation

Meaning the action or process of reducing the quality or value of something:

debasement

Meaning diminish or destroy the value or quality of:

spoiling

Meaning damage the purity or integrity of:

sullying

Meaning the state or fact of being impaired, especially in a specified faculty:

impairment

Meaning the action of administering poison to a person or animal:

poisoning

Meaning dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery:

corruption

Meaning contaminate or pollute (something):

tainting

Meaning lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture:

tarnishing

Meaning the action of desecrating something:

desecration

Meaning blasphemous or obscene language:

profanity

Meaning the action of violating someone or something:

violation

Meaning violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred:

sacrilege

Meaning the state or quality of being impure:

impurity

Meaning the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning:

contamination

Meaning a state of shame or disgrace:

dishonour

defilement antonyms

Meaning the removal of contaminants from something:

purification

Meaning the action of making or declaring something holy:

sanctification

Words that rhyme with defilement

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