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Defiled
[dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫd]
To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
📖 Definitions of "Defiled"
- 1
To make unclean, dirty, or impure; soil; befoul.
- 2
To vandalize or add inappropriate contents to something considered sacred or special; desecrate
"To urinate on someone's grave is an example of a way to defile it."
- 3
To deprive or ruin someone's (sexual) purity or chastity, often not consensually; stain; tarnish; mar; rape
"The serial rapist kidnapped and defiled a six-year-old girl."
- 1
To march in a single file; to file.
- 1
Impure; dirty
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Defiled"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unclean | Dirty, soiled or foul. |
| impureverb | (transitive, obsolete) to defile; to pollute |
| maculateverb | To spot; to stain; to blur. |
| polluted | Made unclean or impure. |
| contaminatedverb | made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements. |
| taintedverb | Corrupted or filled with imperfections. |
| sulliedverb | defiled or tainted, soiled or stained. |
| profanenoun | A person or thing that is profane. |
| dirty | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| adulterateverb | (transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances. |
| corrupt | Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes. |
| dishonoredverb | Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor. |
| dishonouredverb | Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonour. |
| perversed | Perverted; morally wrong; wicked; corrupt. |
| depraved | Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense. |
| destroyedverb | Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated. |
| profanedverb | Treated with irreverence or without due respect. |
| disgracedverb | Having been disgraced; having a damaged reputation. |
| perverted | Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct. |
| fuckered up | (slang, vulgar) Messed up; out of order; broken. |
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