defacement

English Thesaurus

1. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	damage, harm, hurt, scathe,
definition	:	the act of damaging something or someone (noun.act)

derivation	:	blemish, deface, disfigure,
definition	:	mar or spoil the appearance of (verb.contact)

derivation	:	blemish, deface, disfigure,
definition	:	mar or spoil the appearance of (verb.contact)