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Meanings of defaced in English

Marred.

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Examples for "marred"
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The oil-producer held elections a month ago, marred by an opposition boycott.
Reuters
2
However, his latest visit to the North was marred by loyalist protests.
The Irish Times
3
No hint of land marred the perfect line between sea and sky.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
4
Unfortunately, the beauty of the concept is marred by two niggling problems.
Wired
5
His career, however, was marred by decades of run-ins with the law.
Reuters
Usage of defaced in English
1
The image of God is defaced in the hearts of the savage.
Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling
2
The victims-eachphoto defaced with the word MINE-presentedno easily discernible pattern.
Seize the night
3
Organisers said they feared that one might be torn down or defaced.
The Guardian
4
You know the row there has been about the walls getting defaced.
The Channings: A Story
5
The black, smoldering ruins of the burned cabins defaced a picturesque scene.
The Last Trail
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But the couple's ads on billboards are often defaced or torn down.
Reuters
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Some of these billboards have been attacked and defaced in previous incidents.
Radio NZ
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Davidson, Esq., was used as a hospital, and greatly defaced and injured.
Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical ...
9
The true life of the soul was gone; the image of God defaced.
The Story of Creation as Told By Theology and By Science
10
They mounted and battered the roof; they defaced the inner walls.
Strange True Stories of Louisiana
11
An LA Times article was apparently defaced for around 40 minutes.
Wired
12
The Poynings lie in the south transept, but their tombs have been defaced.
England of My Heart : Spring
13
Where they met the water they were defaced by delinquent vodyanoi.
Iron Council
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Every election period many candidates find their billboards defaced or vadalised.
Radio NZ
15
Now, two weeks later, the Portland stone pillars have been defaced with graffiti.
The Irish Times
16
ANC campaign posters are often defaced, even in front of the ANC office.
Reuters
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