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# vandalism

noun (vandalism; uncountable)

«vandalism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Damaging or destroying other people's property or public things on purpose, such as breaking windows or spraying paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#m1)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and safety lessons: vandalism is a crime and costs everyone money to repair. In news and stories it names careless or angry damage. A person who does it is a vandal; to do it is to vandalise.

### Examples

- Smashing the bus shelter glass was an act of vandalism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#x1)
- The park closed after vandalism to the swings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#x2)
- Graffiti on the school wall counts as vandalism. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#x3)
- Vandalism costs the council thousands of pounds each year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#x4)
- The police are looking into the vandalism at the station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#x5)
- Our class cleaned up after the vandalism in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «an act of vandalism», not «a vandalism». Vandal (person), vandalise (UK) / vandalize (US). Named after the Vandals, an ancient people said to have wrecked Rome.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vandalism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vandalism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vandalism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vandalism.html) on Mova free.