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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/ ˈæԻə; 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/ ˈæԻə /
noun
- a person who deliberately causes damage or destruction to personal or public property
- ( as modifier )
vandal instincts
Derived Forms
- Vandalic, adjective
- ˈղԻ岹ˌ, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of vandal1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vandal1
Example Sentences
The tree-chopping vandal sparked great intrigue and outrage when residents spotted the wooden carnage on South Grand Avenue and other areas of city-owned property over the weekend.
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.
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