Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1289 of 1319

vandalism (n.)

deliberate destruction

Examples

  • Acts of vandalism.

Key rules

  • Vandalism is deliberate damage to property
  • Acts of vandalism, vandalism damage
  • Vandalism is uncountable

Common mistakes

  • The vandalisms were serious → The vandalism was serious
💡 Tip: Crime // Public property // Community
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