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vandal
[ van-dl ]
noun
- (initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- a person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or mars something beautiful or valuable.
adjective
- (initial capital letter) of or relating to the Vandals.
- imbued with or characterized by vandalism.
Vandal
1/ ˈ±¹Ã¦²Ô»åÉ™±ô; vænˈdælɪk /
noun
- a member of a Germanic people that raided Roman provinces in the 3rd and 4th centuries ad before devastating Gaul (406–409), conquering Spain and N Africa, and sacking Rome (455): crushed by Belisarius at Carthage (533)
vandal
2/ ˈ±¹Ã¦²Ô»åÉ™±ô /
noun
- a person who deliberately causes damage or destruction to personal or public property
- ( as modifier )
vandal instincts
Derived Forms
- Vandalic, adjective
- ˈ³Õ²¹²Ô»å²¹±ôËŒ¾±²õ³¾, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vandal1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vandal1
Example Sentences
Example: Judy Baca’s painting of an Olympic runner on the 110 Freeway near the 4th Street exit was whitewashed not by vandals but by an official transit graffiti removal contractor.
The vandal or vandals spray-painted hate speech throughout the building and spilled gallons of hazardous chemicals, the park service said in a news release.
Its activists have been derided as attention-seeking zealots and vandals and it is loathed by many for its disruptive direct action tactics.
After Las Vegas was hit with a spat of Telsa attacks, Spencer Evans, FBI special agent in charge of the Las Vegas bureau, issued a warning to would-be political vandals.
The vandals damaged the petroglyphs at three locations within the rock art site, which is protected under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, according to officials.
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