VANDALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vandalism mean? 

• VANDALISM (noun)
  The noun VANDALISM has 1 sense:

1. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

  Familiarity information: VANDALISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VANDALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

hooliganism; malicious mischief; vandalism

Hypernyms ("vandalism" is a kind of...):

destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)

devilment; devilry; deviltry; mischief; mischief-making; mischievousness; rascality; roguery; roguishness; shenanigan (reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)